Threads. Crumbs. Rocks.

Being present to life allows hope to arise in the most unexpected ways.
Being present to life allows hope to arise in the most unexpected ways.
This summer I was invited to serve on a panel designed to assist participants in understanding the dynamics of letting go of a fundamentalist background. My participation was predicated on my personal history of transforming my own rigid religious and familial upbringing into a fluid, joy-filled life. What follows is a metaphor (and more).
Welcome to Week Two of "On the Same Page": a summer blog book club.
Chapter Two of Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow: The Anatomy of Consciousness.
Today, Life Coach Amy Steindler masterfully deconstructs this chapter and provides a streamlined guide to understanding:
consciousness
tapping into joy
living inside out
what you see is what you get
creating your life – for you
energy’s connection to flow
Hop on over to Amy’s site to join the discussion.
Somewhere along the way, my subconscious dubbed this season "The Summer of Spontaneous (SoS)"... days glorious and effortless, seamless in spirit, and resonating with fun. With such a focus, the logical challenge becomes how to prepare for this spontaneity since the very definition means 'unplanned.' It's a mind-boggling oxymoron to consider, but in this day and age stressing filled calendars and limited time, I took it upon myself to do exactly that... Plan.
Woohoo! It's here... the beginning of our stimulating discussion of the groundbreaking classic book, Flow by Mihaly Czikzsentmihalyi (aka MC). My pal and coaching cohort, Kanesha Baynard is kicking us off at Bold Living Today, so hop on over and share in the conversation... but before you go, here are a few of the quotes that caught my attention in Chapter One: Happiness Revisited.