Contrary to what we usually believe, moments like these, the best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times–although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. Optimal experience is thus something that wemake happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the last blockon a tower she has built, higher than any she has built so far; for a swimmer, it could be trying to beat his own record; for a violinist, mastering an intricate musical passage. For each person there are thousands of opportunities, challenges to expand ourselves. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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The best moments in life are the ones that we make happen. The best moments in life happen when we work hard and stretch ourselves to reach our fullest potential. Skipping rope will not get you anywhere, but if you practice everyday and apply yourself, you will be able to get great results. When we go out of our way to reach for something we want, we can get great results. When we do not reach for what we want, even though it is within our reach, our life will be stagnant.

Source: Flow: The Psychology Of Optimal Experience

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