Moving into The Magic
When did you last visit The Zone-that space of smooth, easy flow? Ask
yourself, "When was a time I was happy-a time when everything was
going really well?" Re-visit the best times in your life. Find a
golden memory, or two, or three! There's no quota on good times, you
know!
Now take a moment and really enjoy re-experiencing those times. Feel
how good it felt to have the magic touch, to be on a roll. You could
do no wrong. Relish that feeling of effortless ease.
How Often Are You in The Magic?
Are you in charge of your business and personal life, or at times do
you feel like they control you? Do you know how to stay relaxed,
clear and centered, no matter how demanding your work or private
life? Are you doing what you love and producing the results you want?
How Long Do You Stay in The Groove?
Do you find you're being knocked out of the groove by challenges from
work, relationships and health? Do you inspire others to let go into
the flow by your consistent harmony and ease?
Is the Magic Zone a Fluke?
Did you think the ease is just "chance?" That it's simply a fluke?
When you lose the knack, do you feel you might never get it back? Or
do you feel that maybe, just maybe, there's a way to get yourself
there at will, any time you choose? There is! The golden moments of
your life don't happen by accident. When everything goes right, when
there's magic in the air and everything falls into place, it isn't by
just luck.
Call the Moving Van!
Would you like to move into the Big Easy permanently? Would you like
to always be cookin'? Of course, you would! Well, you can!
There's a secret to being able to enter the Golden Magic Flow at will.
It's not so much a secret as a lost art. This magical state seems
like a secret because it's hidden within the Matrix. The Zone is so
well interwoven into our daily web of worry and struggle that it
takes heroic clarity to find it.
The Great Search
I searched the past for the key to entering The Zone, only to find it-
ironically-in the present! I dove into the old only to find my
treasure in the new.
I practiced the classical traditions of every civilization. I
surrendered myself to the ancestral ways of indigenous peoples from
every continent. In order to absorb their knowledge, I lived with
venerable shamans, ancient medicine men and time-honored spiritual
teachers. They definitely provided many clues. Yet it wasn't the
traditional that held my answer.
I worked and played with Fred Rogers on his TV show, "Mr. Rogers'
Neighborhood." His sincerity and spontaneity revealed another piece
of the puzzle. I also spent years alone in Nature to learn the wisdom
of wildness. It was the intense intimacy and immediacy of animals
that finally cracked my mental egg to let in the light of my
breakthrough.
The Key to The Magic
The gateway to Heaven on Earth cannot be found in form, but in
essence. Form is a prisoner of time and space. Essence is the
liberator of time and space. Essence is not confined by time or space.
Essence has no form-no shape, boundaries or limits.
The entryway into the magic of The Flow lies in the very nature of
essence. The core nature of essence is pure energy. Essence is raw,
wild, free-flowing energy.
In human beings, essence or energy expresses itself through
spontaneous aliveness. Spontaneous is what's unplanned, impromptu,
natural, intuitive, instinctive, of the moment. Aliveness is vitality,
exuberance, electricity, spark, zest, primal life force.
Spontaneous aliveness only exists in the moment. It arises from the
present-and only lives in-the present. Therefore, essence only exists
in the moment, the Eternal Present, the Here and Now.
Thus, the ability to play in the moment is the key to entering The
Zone.
Words, Words, and More Words!
Hey, this realization is only so many words-unless these words
motivate you into action. The key to The Zone doesn't lie in the
intellectual understanding of it-but rather in the doing of it. The
secret to living in the Big Easy is to practice spontaneous aliveness.
The more you play with "intentional" spontaneous aliveness, the more
personal, direct evidence you get of its power to open the door to
heaven-and everything you've always wanted.
Get Your Own Personal, Direct Evidence
The knack of slipping into The Timeless Place comes from doing it
enough times that it becomes second nature, instinctive, normal! As
you discover your own unique ways of entering The Zone, the path
becomes natural and easy. When you demonstrate to yourself that you
can unlock the door to The Magic at will, anytime, anywhere-you have
re-claimed the ability. You own it!
Your Ticket to Paradise
It is in demonstrating to yourself that you possess this lost art
that you open the door permanently to the Eternal Now-the place from
which all blessings flow! With personal, direct evidence and real-
life results, you prove to yourself that it's no longer necessary for
you to live in scarcity, separateness and strife. As your realization
of inner freedom and power deepens, you find yourself naturally and
consistently living in The Zone.
Get Zoned!
On average, people have 60,000 separate thoughts a day. In this
mental state, people get caught up in crisis and confusion. In The
Zone, each day you can have 60,000 moments of fun and magic instead!
From here, you can offer other people a beacon of light, clarity and
inspiration. Simply by playing in The Zone, you remind everyone that
they, too, can be in The Zone-anywhere, any time, all the time.
What's on Your Shift List?
Take a tip from the world's most happy and successful people. Make a
Shift List. Create a list of activities that transform your mood and
put you on a roll. Then, when your aliveness begins to fade, go
through the activities you've listed until you're back in The Zone.
Here are some possible shifting activities to help inspire you to
create your own personal Shift List:
1. Dance, run, jog, skip or stretch
2. Write, paint or sketch
3. Play an instrument, sing or listen to music
4. Pet an animal or plant, listen to birds or feel the wind
5. Call someone who's uplifting or uplift someone else
6. Walk in nature, dig in your garden or hug a tree
7. Cook, chop vegetables or eat something new
8. Clean, organize, wash dishes or do laundry
9. Breathe deeply, feel your feelings and relax
10. Tell some new truth to yourself or someone else
11. Do yoga, tai-chi or other martial art
12. Take a shower or flow water over your hands
13. Read an inspirational book or article like this one!
14. Feng-shui your space, get rid of old things or add new things
15. Appreciate the weather, sunlight, moon and stars
Have fun! Enjoy the moment! Allow yourself to shift into The Zone!
About the Author
Drawing from the wisdom of native and ancient spiritual traditions, Keith Varnum shares his 30 years of practical success as an author, personal coach, acupuncturist, filmmaker, radio host, restaurateur, vision quest guide and international seminar leader (The Dream Workshops). Keith helps people get the love, money and health they want with his FREE "Prosperity Ezine" at www.TheDream.com.