116 ■ FLOWbe. Our physical apparatus has evolved so that whenever we use its
sensing devices they produce a positive sensation, and the whole orga
nism resonates in harmony.
To realize the body’s potential for flow is relatively easy. It does
not require special talents or great expenditures of money. Everyone can
greatly improve the quality of life by exploring one or more previously
ignored dimensions of physical abilities. Of course, it is difficult for any
one person to reach high levels of complexity in more than one physical
domain. The skills necessary to become good athletes, dancers, or con
noisseurs of sights, sounds, or tastes are so demanding that one individ
ual does not have enough psychic energy in his waking lifetime to master
more than a few. But it is certainly possible to become a dilettante—in
the finest sense of that word—in all these areas, in other words, to
develop sufficient skills so as to find delight in what the body can do.