These ordinary moments happened to me many times (although not as
often as I would like) while in the process of writing this book. When I first
sit down to write, I often have many other things on my mind—my busy
travel schedule, my patients, my kids, my staff, how hungry/sleepy/happy I
am. On good days, when the words seem to flow out of me, it is as though
my hands and my keyboard are an extension of my mind. I’m not
consciously aware of my fingers moving or my back resting against the
chair. The trees swaying in the breeze outside my office disappear, that bit
of stiffness in my neck no longer nudges for my attention, and I am
completely focused on and absorbed by the words on my computer screen.
At some point, I realize that an hour or more has gone by in what seemed an
instant.
This kind of thing has likely happened to you—perhaps while you were
driving, watching a movie, enjoying a dinner with good company, reading,
knitting, practicing piano, or simply sitting in a quiet spot in nature.
I don’t know about you, but I often feel amazingly refreshed after
experiencing one of those moments when my environment, my body, and
time seemed to disappear. They don’t always happen when I’m writing, but
after completing my second book, I find that they occur with greater
frequency. With practice, I’ve been able to take control so that these
experiences of being in the flow are not as accidental or serendipitous as
they were at first.
Overcoming the Big Three to facilitate the occurrence of such moments
is essential for losing your mind and creating a new one.
stevenselfio
(Stevenselfio)
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