CondolencesRC Mike, that is terrific news! My wife recently left her clinical pharmacy practice of 40 years for a casual retail gig, she's so much happier to be shed of the bureaucracy of the institutional world.
Lola, very happy for you and you little canine family member!
For me, yesterday was a long and difficult day. My sister-in-law succumbed to the battle with her tumor and the funeral was yesterday. Yours truly delivered the eulogy, something I've never done before. Hard as it was, it was uplifting to have so many friends and family there to celebrate her life and release the tension of a horrible and progressive demise. My brother has been through so much in the last two years, first with their daughters leukemia battle and now his wife of 48 years. Nobody deserves to go through what he has been subjected to.
Live, love, and celebrate the life you have my friends. Be grateful for those in your life that make you richer than any monetary means can ever afford.
I have some happy news. My wife got a job offer yesterday! She'll be the operations director for a large private medical practice. She's been out of work since being laid off in July. It's been a bumpy road of finding a new position that's also a step up in a field that's locally in recession (lots of healthcare layoffs here).
We were pretty fortunate to have built up a nice rainy-day fund. Cut way back on the spending and didn't have to tap into any savings while she was on the beach.
100% familiar with this. It is a thing with many different things. I experience it with music, writing code and writing documentation and presentations and a number of other things. What sucks is when you are in the flow and something takes you out of it. It can take 15 to 20 minutes to get it going again and any further interruptions just keep delaying it.Are any of you aware of “state of flow”?
I know that I have experienced this before but I need to get back into it before something goes awry. Do you practice it?100% familiar with this. It is a thing with many different things. I experience it with music, writing code and writing documentation and presentations and a number of other things. What sucks is when you are in the flow and something takes you out of it. It can take 15 to 20 minutes to get it going again and any further interruptions just keep delaying it.
Are any of you aware of “state of flow”?
Then let’s do it because right now I desperate to upright that tea kettle in my life that has fallen downstairs into the depths of hell. I can’t focus I am scattered like shrapnel. I have a lot on my plate right now but who doesn’t!Yup. A life goal is to practice it in all things... it's the state of being fully present in the moment. Even if you're washing the dishes LOL. I've experienced it alot, moreso after starting my Taoist journey. I've experienced it playing, hiking, cooking, walking the dogs...
This subject could be a whole thread unto itself!
That is an interesting question. I never thought about practicing it. I think of it more as preparing the environment that allows it to happen. I plan to spend some time with something and remove as many future interruptions as possible. That allows me to have the focus time I need to get into the flow. I like how @ruger9 said it. "It's the state of being fully present." I find that doing a little prep work ahead of time helps that happen.I know that I have experienced this before but I need to get back into it before something goes awry. Do you practice it?
I try to clear my mind of any thoughts that may be weighing on me. That way I have room for what I am about to step into. Starting whatever it is that I am about to do is also part of clearing the mind for me. I am replacing any other thoughts with the details of what I am doing. Even with all of this, there are times where I just can't get there.Do you prepare your mind as well?
The opposite of multitasking is another great way of putting it! It is about focus on the task at hand.For example, you shouldn't be thinking about your list of chores while doing your chores: if you're washing dishes, you should focus on washing dishes, don't be thinking about raking the leaves or going food shopping. Flow is sort of the opposite of multitasking.
And "preparing the environment".. that's a good way to put it, to "help you" get there; there's a great quote by Charlie Parker: "Learn it all. Then forget everything and just play."
Do you prepare your mind as well?