Flow is the ability to detach from expectation of an outcome due to a wholehearted trust in one’s ability to allow the universal cosmic consciousness to guide them towards their definite chief aim. Flowing towards a destination, the definite chief aim, involves the understanding that everything that appears in this sensory experience is in contribution to one’s goal. In reality, obstacles are opportunities to grow, so nobody should allow themselves to be thrown off course due to an apparent setback or struggle as it is all a part of the journey itself. Elements of flow, as characterized by Neville Goddard, include “clear goals at an abstract and granular level, immediate reporting and feedback, harmony between challenge and skill, action and awareness becoming one, distractions are excluded from consciousness, fear, doubt, and indecision tapers away, time is distorted, and the activity and person becomes autotelic.” Thinking of a time where one was adequately challenged, yet was having so much fun that time appeared to fly by could serve as an indicator to find activities which bring one into a flow state. A personal example includes playing tennis. Throughout the games, I set clear goals related to hits, agility, and overall performance. I am in a continuous state of self-evaluation and feedback as I am growing through the challenge. I enter an autotelic state where action is taken without prior thought, with prerequisite elimination of fear, doubt, and indecisiveness from my thought patterns. Moving beyond the example of tennis, Joseph Rodrigues details areas where one may find flow; categorized between people, environment, and circumstance. People include those that one can be honest and authentic with, those one can uncover higher levels of authenticity through the relationship, and those who inspire others to lead in the spirit of harmony. Environments that feel at home, facilitate an “inner voice” connection, and encourage and facilitate creativity are key to entering a flow state. Circumstances include flow based circumstances, controlled chaos based circumstances, contrast based circumstances, and reflection based circumstances.

• The counterpart to flow is force. Being able to reflect on the past to diagnose old thought patterns, reactions, and behaviors as forceful
• rather than flowing with what feels right is a solid start for narrowing that gap in time between a situation taking place in the present moment and recognizing that there is force rather than flow.

Neville Goddard

• When imagination awakes it is incapable of being exercised in any way outside of the loving way. So every time I use my imagination lovingly, I am literally awakening this inner man and I’m meditating God to man. If I think of anyone in a loving way, I’m in contact with that being and universal energy flows toward him
• Thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and outer world circumstances flow to the person that is in alignment with the assumption or the ideal outcome

U.S. Andersen

• The Universal Mind that flows through everyone knows no limitation or lack, and nothing is impossible to it. Its great dominant characteristic is creativeness. Since it is all knowledge and all substance and all power, indeed the only thing it does is create
• I may try to fight or flight myself away from circumstances that seem to show up only to find myself in those circumstances again in a different area in my life. I then begin to work with these areas through revision and taking responsibility throughout the journey to feel more flow and creative expression

Daniel Goleman

• Internal motivation such as flow that comes with being immersed in an activity
• And being able to get into the “flow” state enables outstanding performance of all kinds

Jerry and Esther Hicks

• Emotions of Flow
  • Joy, knowledge, empowerment, freedom, love, appreciation
  • Passion
  • Enthusiasm
  • Positive expectation, belief
  • Optimism
  • Hopefulness
  • Contentment

Eckhart Tolle

• The only place where I can experience the flow of life is the Now, so to surrender is to accept the present moment unconditionally and without reservation

Anthony Norvell

• Creative Love
  • Go into the stillness and visualize the spiritual lake, putting yourself into the Alpha stage of meditation.
  • Say or think the following meditation:
    • I now meditate on the second facet of divine love. I express the creative urge for the good of humanity. I am now in the flow of inspirational ideas and creative energy. I channel this creative love to my daily tasks. I lovingly serve in my work, knowing that I am transmitting my ideas, service, and labor into the enduring fabric of my destiny.
    • I elevate my consciousness to high levels of inspiration through love. I feel this divine emotion in all my relations with people with whom I work. I draw upon the inspiration of my higher consciousness and bring it to my daily tasks, making them joyous, constructive, and loving.

Napoleon Hill

• “Flow” brings forth results in harmony with my vision because the “feeling” experienced while in flow is the mental alchemy that is projected outward to materialize as form. It is then experienced back through my five senses as validation of the feeling of “flow” within