Comments on: Book review: Flow (4.5/5) http://turningturning.com/book-review-flow/ An art therapist on creativity, healing, and the power of making. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:12:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Emily http://turningturning.com/book-review-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-10955 Emily Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:46:35 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=836#comment-10955 I love this book! Ok I love "Finding Flow" which I had to read in a wonderful college psych class. As part of our test for that book we had to each stand in front of the class and properly pronounce his name (apparently our professor was very embarrassed by mis-pronouncing it upon meeting the author --after years of teaching his books!). I think of flow all the time when I'm sewing... finding flow is one of the best ways that I can get through emotionally trying times! I love this book! Ok I love “Finding Flow” which I had to read in a wonderful college psych class. As part of our test for that book we had to each stand in front of the class and properly pronounce his name (apparently our professor was very embarrassed by mis-pronouncing it upon meeting the author –after years of teaching his books!). I think of flow all the time when I’m sewing… finding flow is one of the best ways that I can get through emotionally trying times!

]]> By: Shelly http://turningturning.com/book-review-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Shelly Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:11:15 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=836#comment-1333 Mal, Interesting commentary. I find that for me, being in the "zone" makes me a more relaxed and happier person. And that the creativity seems to unintensionally spill over into other areas of my life. And I absolutely agree that while sometimes creativity is spilling over (I call it having itchy fingers that just want to sew), other times I have to sit down and make myself sew and the next thing I know I'm there, (or in a place that leads me "there"). Mal, Interesting commentary. I find that for me, being in the “zone” makes me a more relaxed and happier person. And that the creativity seems to unintensionally spill over into other areas of my life. And I absolutely agree that while sometimes creativity is spilling over (I call it having itchy fingers that just want to sew), other times I have to sit down and make myself sew and the next thing I know I’m there, (or in a place that leads me “there”).

]]> By: arlee http://turningturning.com/book-review-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 arlee Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:12:56 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=836#comment-1330 I've always found that the first step to "getting into the flow" is just DOING something. For me, it translates to a natural progression of ideas and work and then i DO forget all else. This also happens on the rare occasion that Greyman and i take off for a weekend----when we are in the moment in the wild of the mountains, our separate " lives" disappear except for the exact minutes we are there---we have even forgotten about our "babies" for awhile (the cats :}). I have done that at work also while arranging flowers! There is a very refreshing feeling to this when it happens and it happens often enough that i am taking great joy in my/our life for the first time in years. I’ve always found that the first step to “getting into the flow” is just DOING something. For me, it translates to a natural progression of ideas and work and then i DO forget all else. This also happens on the rare occasion that Greyman and i take off for a weekend—-when we are in the moment in the wild of the mountains, our separate ” lives” disappear except for the exact minutes we are there—we have even forgotten about our “babies” for awhile (the cats :}). I have done that at work also while arranging flowers!

There is a very refreshing feeling to this when it happens and it happens often enough that i am taking great joy in my/our life for the first time in years.

]]> By: B http://turningturning.com/book-review-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 B Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:20:07 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=836#comment-1327 Wow! It sounds great. Only knowing that someone believes (and has proved) that you can control those moments makes me feel better! I'm going to put this in my to read list right now! Wow! It sounds great. Only knowing that someone believes (and has proved) that you can control those moments makes me feel better! I’m going to put this in my to read list right now!

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