What comes to mind when you hear the word, 'fluidity?' Flow, ease, grace, peaceful.... Those are the words that I think of. The next question I ask is, "How do I achieve fluidity in my every day life?!" It seems quite easy to achieve fluidity when in a stress-free environment, if there is such a thing. And really, fluidity does not have anything to do with what is happening outside of you. Fluidity comes from your inner world. How well are you able to stay grounded and present when faced with a bunch of tasks thrown on you at once or when a crisis erupts? For most of us, it is quite difficult. All we can really do is set an intention to create more inner fluidity in our life, managing our thoughts, and then gradually our outer world should reflect this.
Trick is, how well are we able to cope? I don't know about you, but when I am feeling overwhelmed by thoughts of lack, or when I have a lot of projects and the details that come with them, before me, my initial reaction is to want to stay in bed and not get up. Curl up into a ball and put the covers over my head. Which I have given myself permission to do for an hour, then time to get up! Taking a deep breath helps to pause, ground, and collect myself. To use a metaphor, it's like standing before a huge mountain, wondering how you are ever going to traverse your way over it. Feels quite overwhelming. So, when presented with numerous responsibilities, I sit and mentally step back from all of it, and take a deep breath in. Then I start my trek with one step at a time toward that mountain. First thing's, First. What do I need to do first? I always get direction when I ask that question, then I move from there. If I feel stuck, then I ask for help, or take a walk. What I have learned, is not to make any huge, impacting decisions right away, because I am likely making these from an emotional place, which usually does not serve very well.
Staying fluid. Sounds easy on paper, but mastering this is a process. As it is your thoughts that create your reality. Your thoughts lead you down every road you take. Staying fluid to me, is clearing the thoughts that are negative and that do not match my natural state, of my fluid, blissful, soul. How do we strip away everything that keeps us from experiencing are true soul nature? That's what we are here to figure out, I think... Managing and mastering your thoughts. Is it possible? Yes it is, as anything is possible! You have to be diligent at first, but just like changing any pattern, it takes practice and time.
Becoming aware of your thought patterns is the first step. Acknowledging and experiencing your emotions is also important. In order to have fluidity, we have to allow our emotions to flow through us, by feeling, and then deciding to let them go. We feel stuck, when we do not acknowledge how we are feeling, putting it off, stuffing it down, staying busy to keep distracted. Emotions become stuck which detracts from our ability to be in direct contact with our fluid soul self. Once I get in touch with how I am feeling and allowing that feeling to 'speak' to me, tell me what I'm really upset about, I am able to release it by crying, yelling, or hitting a pillow. Guess what? After that, I feel a lot better, am lighter, and able to experience more ease & grace, w/more clear access to my wise, soul self.
Fluidity is the result of letting go & allowing.... My next topic!
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