Aidan ChambersIs it better to go with the flow or let the flow go?
About This Quote
The idea of “flow” is an interesting one. It’s a state in which you feel total absorption in an activity, where the outside world almost disappears. This state of flow is thought to be the optimal state for creativity and problem solving. But, it’s not just great when you are doing something creative or are trying to solve a problem.
It’s also great when you are being yourself. As humans, we are constantly thinking about what other people think of us. We care about what people think of us because that is how we know whether they like us or not.
But, you have to remember that what other people think is not always true. If they don’t like you, they probably have no reason to lie. So, if someone doesn’t like you, ask them why they don’t like you and see if there is any truth in their answer.
If there isn’t any truth in their answer then ask them why they don’t like you and see if they have any other bad qualities that might be the cause of their dislike for you. The best way to feel good about yourself is to face the fact that maybe some people don’t like you but there are others who do like you.
Source: Postcards From No Mans Land
Some Similar Quotes
- Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not. Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end. Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, and Robbins must...
- Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to...
- He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.
- I don't get it, ' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?' There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one. It's so she can fly, ' I said. Then...
- Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not...
More Quotes By Aidan Chambers
- Love, being in love, isn’t a constant thing. It doesn’t always flow at the same strength. It’s not always like a river in flood. It’s more like the sea. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>It has tides, it ebbs and flows. The thing is, when love is real,...
- Is it better to go with the flow or let the flow go?
- Maybe we should always start everything from the inside and work to the outside, and not from the outside to the inside. What d'you think?
- If we try to measure Now, we find it's always gone, has become part of the past.
- A joy that hurts with sadnessa sadness that is pleasurablea pleasure full of terrora terror that excitesan excitement that calmsa calmness that frightens.