Chris Shana

Do only dead fish go with the flow?

Some of you may have heard my rant about this at some point over the last few years. Yep, I think it is time for one final rant. Then I'll stop, maybe.
It all began as I innocently scrolled through my Facebook feed one morning. You know how there are some things you tent to just skip past and other just jump off the screen at you? Well this morning, the post below did just that.

It came from a Brisbane woman I heard speak and found quite inspirational, although I did feel her go, go, go energy and go' get 'em attitude a little bit daunting. Hmmm, this was why.

ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW! 

Yep it pushed all my buttons. For me, this post said that those who go with the flow are lazy, are waiting for the world to hand them something and are not motivated. This is so not what being in the flow is all about.
When you are in the flow of life, you are connected to life itself. There is an infinite intelligence to all life. There is nothing we have to do to make grass grow, to make the river flow or to make the sun come up in the morning. In fact, if you try and make these things happen, people think you're nuts. Just imagine sitting outside your home, in the wee hours of the morning saying "come on sun, you can do it, come up an hour earlier today? Please!" Yep, it is not going to happen. The world around us unfolds as you should. You do nothing for this to happen, but does that mean you are lazy? NO!
In fact, when you understand the flow, when you align with the flow, it all works to your advantage.

Byron Katie says," The only struggle we ever have, is the struggle against what is." When you want things to be different than what they are and you fight to change them, you find yourself not getting too far and stressed to the max. For example, if it is raining outside, and you don't want it to be raining, you can try and stop the rain. Good luck with that. You can yell at it, ask it nicely, and do all sorts of positive affirmations around it, but the rain will stop, when the infinite intelligence decides it will stop. All your doing will not make it so.
However, if you notice it is raining, you may still have a preference for it not to be, but you can grab your umbrella and move forward into your day, a little soggy maybe, but still in action and still moving without the force, struggle and energy going to a cause that really is not going to serve. And besides, you will get a free Aura cleanse.

Being in the flow is not lazy or unmotivated. It is being focused on the larger picture, knowing you are put here on this planet at this time for a purpose and being in alignment with that purpose. It can be hard work, it can require discipline and it can require great courage. It is not a cope out, but an opening to your truth.

So what is this infinite intelligence?
It is that energy that grew you for the first 9 months in your mothers womb, it is the same energy that grows your hair and mine, it is the flow of the universe.

You do not have to push for it to happen, you do not have to try and make it stop.

Infinite intelligence is the expansive energy from which we all came and we will all return. Some call it God, some Buddha or Krishna, some universal truth, the Great Spirit or Source. Whatever you call it, it is. Science may be able to tell us where the command centre in our brain is that moves our little finger, but science has yet been able to find the commander. That is infinite intelligence.

Here are a couple of ways to get in the flow of your life...

• Stop struggling against what is. My favourite way to do this is ask, "What if this is all okay?" It is a very simple question, but in asking it and allowing, we are able to move forward with a much gentler and easier energy. And moving forward allows you to find your flow.
• Drop the idea of how it has to be. We often get so caught up in what something is supposed to be like. Who said? How it is, is how it is. The sun will come up, when it comes up and all unfolds as it is supposed to. Drop the need to be CEO of the universe and have it all happen in your time, in your way and how you think it should. All is okay!
• Meditate! In all honesty, this tool is so much more powerful than most people will ever know. Spending even 5 minutes in stillness at the beginning and ending of your day is profound. All secrets are in the stillness and when you place yourself in this stillness, you place yourself in the flow of life itself. You align yourself with infinite intelligence and life unfolds for you.

I know for me,  when I am in the flow, all good comes to me, life is fun and easy, I take gentle care of myself, I am nicer to live with, I am in my abundance and I am joyful.

Have you ever watched Finding Nemo? Marlin finds himself in the EAC dude, and when he stops struggling and allows himself to go with the current, he lands exactly where he needs to be.

And, only Salmon swim up stream, and we are not all meant to be salmon.

So call me a dead fish if you will, I am staying in the flow. This little angel fish was never meant to be a salmon anyway.

If you have any comments, questions or inquiries, I would love to hear them.
Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who is struggling with life itself.

Be Blessed