Flow

“Energy flows where intention goes.”
-Rhonda Byrne

We had the inspection of our home yesterday. It was thorough and exhaustive resulting in a 74 page document outlining every little detail discovered by our inspector. I was able to be there as he did his work, which is unusual. Normally the buyer in the transaction is not present, the realtor is there—it is not typical that the buyer is already occupying the space being purchased.

I like to think I know a lot about the bones of a house, and I think I do know more than many who own homes. I am pretty handy. I understand the mechanics of things naturally, and while there is always more to know and learn I can do a lot of repairs on my own.

When I was with our inspector and he was testing various aspects of the plumbing system I was struck with how similar plumbing is to our thought processes. One of the major tests was for flow. What happens when the faucets in the washroom sinks as well as the shower are turned on and the toilet is flushed? It can tell a lot about what is happening behind the scenes. If the flow doesn’t seem to be effected then there is little restriction in the pipes. If the flow in the faucets slows when the toilet is flushed then there is restriction somewhere in the line. Gratefully this is not the case in my home.

But what about my mind?

Let’s imagine there are rusty pipes of the mental process that inhibit the flow. Like erroneous thoughts that don’t serve the highest good… what happens when we try to live in the flow? Well, the flow is restricted by those erroneous thoughts. Simple enough right?

It’s always amazing to me how my experience of life can be slowed, or even stopped in its tracks, by things that are seemingly surprising… only because they are unknowns. Well, they’re not necessarily unknown, just below the level of awareness. If our flow is restricted in any way, it is time to clear out the muck. What is required for clearing?  Not dredging up the muck and looking at it. Dredge it up and discard it entirely! Leave the pipes clear and open to the flow. That’s change I can get behind.