Monday Morning Motivation – Flow
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Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement—along with a good cup of coffee!—to start the day. Today we discuss "flow."
Hopefully the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to others that you think would benefit from the content.
Flow
We talk about it often—wanting life to flow, hoping work will feel lighter, wishing our thoughts would settle instead of collide. Flow is that rare but powerful experience when effort turns into ease and momentum replaces resistance.
And yet, if we’re honest, life doesn’t always feel like that.
More often than not, it feels messy. Heavy. Full of friction. There are days when progress feels slow, motivation fades, and you genuinely question whether you’re even moving in the right direction.
The flow state
Still, almost all of us have felt it at least once—the moments when things just click. You’re deeply engaged, time moves differently, and what once felt difficult suddenly feels natural.
For some, these moments seem effortless. For most of us, they come only after clarity and commitment—when you know what you’re aiming for and you show up consistently, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Flow is the reward
Flow isn’t the starting point. It’s the reward.
It comes after repetition. After frustration. After choosing to stay focused when quitting would be easier. The path is simple, though not easy:
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Know where you’re going.
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Keep showing up for the work required to get there.
As you stay committed, something shifts. Skills sharpen. Confidence builds. What once required conscious effort begins to feel automatic. Progress becomes smoother. Resistance softens.
And eventually—almost quietly—you realize you’re no longer forcing it.
You’re flowing.
That brings us to this week’s question:
- What do you need to do to make things flow better in your life?
Thanks for sharing a bit of your time with me this Monday morning.
Have a great week!
Curt
About MMM: Each week I publish “Monday Morning Motivation” in the hopes that at least one person will find a bit of inspiration and that this inspiration will have a positive impact on their life. My motivation comes from experiences, reading, sermons, and discussions.
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