Like a River Flows

Taking life as it comes

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“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.”

~ John O'Donohue

What would it be like, living life like a river flows?

Embracing each surprise and unfolding?

Many will link Ikigai to the state of FLOW as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his book of the same name.

“...a state of complete immersion in an activity. Being immersed can be defined as a state of focus in which a person is completely absorbed and engrossed in their work…

The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost."

There are moments like that in Ikigai, perhaps even days.

In between is a lot of life.

For that, O’Donohue’s thought provides more guidance.

The river doesn’t choose its path; it flows into it, follows it, and becomes it.

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🌀 Like a river flows.