{"id":46765,"date":"2022-05-16T11:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/?p=46765"},"modified":"2022-05-16T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:45:26","slug":"following-the-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/2022\/05\/16\/following-the-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Following the flow."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I don\u2019t write because I have anything to say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Maybe I do, but that\u2019s not really the point.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I write because it makes me feel good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing connects me directly and deeply to the fresh flow of life that, according to me, underlies everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a delicious, energetic thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I come alive when I do it, I feel cared for, inspired, open, at ease AND excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like when I coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the same feeling of fulfillment and elation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To me that means something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think that enthusiasm is purely invented to get us going, just for the sake of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my quite vast experience as a (professional) creator, the state of flow is where we\u2019re at our most inventive, our most open, and our most trusting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I guess that means something too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To me, those things are obvious signposts, guiding principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tangible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encouraging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And not dependent on any outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s just feeling good because you\u2019re feeling good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s why I love getting to know it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s why I enjoy indulging in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s why I write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Photo by @orwhat, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t write because I have anything to say. (Maybe I do, but that\u2019s not really the point.) I write because it makes me feel good. Writing connects me directly and deeply to the fresh flow of life that, according to me, underlies everything. It\u2019s a delicious, energetic thing. 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