ICRAVE Opening Flow

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“The flow” represents our connection to a higher source of wisdom, creativity, service, and compassion.

  • When we open the flow, we allow this higher source to inspire us and guide us. 
  • If we open the flow consistently, we are on our path toward fulfilling our highest purpose.

Like a river, if we go with the flow we achieve evolutionary and spiritual advancement, and if we block the flow we will feel confused, dazed, or asleep. 

  • The results from blocking the flow are anxiety, stress, depression, and physical illness.

Everyone has their own unique form of expressing the flow.

  • For some, opening the flow encourages them to be artistic and creative; others are moved into positions of service and gratitude.
  • Opening the flow could cause you to take an action or make a choice that seems appealing, but you have refused to take due to some irrational fear.

The best way to open the flow is to recognize and avoid distractions.

  • Distractions are like branches, logs, rocks, or dams that serve to block our flow along the river of life.
  • By recognizing distractions, you can effectively steer around them and access the flow that is moving clearly and briskly downstream, or more accurately, upstream into the ether of higher consciousness.

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Re-source: Revive

become active or flourishing again : to restore to consciousness or life

By opening the flow from within you, you are like a caterpillar emerging as a butterfly.

  • By accessing the flow, you can experience your own metamorphosis into a better and more fulfilled human being.

Your flow comes from within – it is already there – so there is no need to take any special action to find it, although there are techniques that can assist us in helping to maintain our flow and keep us on track.

  • To open the flow, choose an activity that resonates with you and practice it for 30 minutes each day:
    • Yoga
    • Meditation
    • Physical Activity or Exercise, preferably outdoors in nature
    • Art, Music, or other Creative Pursuits
  • These tools are in effect your “paddles” to help push yourself in the right direction and stay in the flow. 
    • Remember, your boat is your body, your mind is your sail, your emotions are the ocean, and your spirit is the wind.

Work on keeping your mind clear during these activities, unless you have a question you want answered, in which case, ask the question to yourself and remain quiet. 

  • Write down what comes to you and record how it makes you feel (uplifting, afraid, etc.)

By starting with ourselves and opening our own flow, we can influence others to open their flow, and start a chain reaction that begins the social awakening that our planet so desperately needs.

craving and resource from “Conscious Living For Beginners“ by Michael Manville

Conscious Living For Beginners by [Michael Manville]