Michael

As promised from yesterday’s post, here are a few simple techniques to help you start breaking out of your upstream struggle and begin learning to “go with flow.”

1. Try this is in a big city or downtown area. Start walking in any direction. Don’t have any particular place to go. When you see something that is interesting stop and check it out. When you get to an intersection go the direction that first pops into your mind. Don’t think about it. Just go with it. I suspect that you will find some interesting stores, meet some interesting people, see things you haven’t noticed before and generally have an adventure.
2. Get in your car and start driving. Don’t have a particular place to go. As in #1, when you get to an intersection, go the direction that first pops into your mind without any thinking (obviously obey all traffic laws and signals). If you see something interesting, stop and investigate.
3. Ask yourself the question, “What do I want to do right now?”. Go and do that thing immediately.
4. Go take a walk or hike in an area that you have never been. Walk in the direction that first pops into your head (do you see a theme here?).
5. Think of something you have never done, but wondered if you would like it. Go try it. You may surprise yourself.
6. Try some food that you’ve never tried before.
7. Meditate for 15 minutes twice a day.

As you can see these techniques are quite easy and could be done anywhere or anytime. The key is to listen to your inner voice and start breaking life molds that discuss themselves as habits and fears.

I’m sure you can think of other techniques that can help break the upstream cycle and start to allow your life to flow easily downstream. Let me know some of the techniques you use.

Michael