go with the flow

I have a much too specific idea of what I want to be doing with my time and how I want to make money. It makes room for surprise limited and my reactions WAY more volatile than they should be when I come across surprise.
I want to be able to be more flexible and leave room for mistake and disappointment.

recommend just doing it its how i live i flow 24/7 and just recently decided i need to stop for a bit to make my life more concrete

recommend just doing it its how i live i flow 24/7 and just recently decided i need to stop for a bit to make my life more concrete

it’s odd
i was listening to the queens of the stone age song, and i wondered, “just how do you go with the flow?”
i’ve always been somewhat apathetic in my life (could be to do with my messed up head)
when it comes down to it, there’s no real reason for existance, so i just took everything that came towards me in life as it came

due to recent circumstances (i.e. almost dying), i’ve come to realize something
life is a one shot thing
everything is only one shot
there’s no second chance, no rewind, no respawn, no newround

so when it comes down to it, i shouldnt just be taking life as it comes
i should be enjoying it
i should be savouring every moment of it
not just the good, but also the bad
because everything only happens once
besides, who would want to just sit and wait apathetically whilst they get laid
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This is the key to everything. Going with the flow. its top ten in the live your life to the fullest department. This is crucial to having a good time and not stressing about the drama everyone around you tries to create.

what a wonderful and underused concept. Apply it to your life and it will not disappoint!

I am a control freak on all levels. I had envisioned a completely different picture as to how I’d be living my life right now. I think the key is not to lose hope, but to count my blessings and have faith.

i dont look too far ahead in life. maybe we are living in the future but when you die the future is gonna keep going without you. like water, just go with the flow….

Sometimes I get so tired with this life struggle that I can only go with the flow

Folks, there are a lot of misconceptions about what “go with the flow” means. The answer can be found in the ancient (pre-Buddhism) philosophy or religion called Taoism. Tao (pronounced “dow”) literally translated is “The Way”. And the way is actually all kinds of ways!

The basic premise of Taoism is “go with the flow”. Contrary to some beliefs, that doesn’t mean to give up and passively accept whatever happens.

Consider the stream. It is flowing down from its source towards the sea. It encounters a rock. It still flows in its own course, but at the same time it is both going around the rock and wearing the rock down.

One thing I’ve always liked about Taoism is the teaching that says “leave no trace”. Taoism teaches you should react to anything that challenges or threatens you, but when you are done you should leave no trace. It is basically warning you against overkill.

My interpretation is: if someone threatens violence toward me … and it is only a threat (i.e. no credible or present danger) I can walk away, etc. If someone threatens me and presents a real danger, I will react with just as much violence as is needed to neutralize the threat… then walk away.

I digress. The point is, Taoism and going with the flow does NOT mean you are a passive observer of your life. It means something very much like the “Serenity Prayer”.

... the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…
... the courage to change the things I can ….
... and the WISDOM to know the difference.

You might also meditate on the overused phrase “wherever you go, there you are”..........