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Elder
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I’m doing online therapy modules at the moment and part of the resilience one is flow - that is the act of being absorbed totally in something to the point of losing awareness of time. It can be anything- something skilled that you’re accomplished at, or something simple like cleaning, or gardening…
The idea is, it takes you out of an emotional state of mind, it brings you to a place of peace hopefully. So I thought I’d start a thread here … what brings you into a state of Flow? |
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Oh interesting. Reading for sure. But I can lose track of time when I’m at the lake, just sitting and watching the water being aware of nature.
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Sewing, esp hand-sewing. Like hemming a pair of trousers.
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Great question! For me right now, it is knitting. I can knit all day long and the day zips by.
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I listened to Flow on audible. I believe thr author was Hungarian.
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Drawing. Not necessarily something complex just doodling is fine. Coloring. Reading if a book is good. House work like cleaning. Some crafts like diamond art or other tedious crafts.
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I think I felt flow on my run this morning, for a long time running felt too hard to get flow, but I’ve had a break and also dropped my pace and it felt better. Dark morning running weirdly seems to help me focus, not sure why.
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Yeah cleaning can be good, although I have to have the energy otherwise it’s just a slog.
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