BEING GROOVY

IF

there is a flow

go

IF

there is not

do not

Being groovy is a feeling that only happens in the moment and is synonymous with being in the flow.  As momentary as this seems, we can find our self in the groove for a moment, ten minutes, or two hours.  The thing is, we can feel when we are groovy, and feel when we are not.  One has the feeling of being effortless, the other, the feeling of striving.

Think of it as spiritual calibration, and it is an ongoing process.  Being in the groove is so fun and free we rarely give it any notice until we go off-track.  Then, if we are sensitive, we will be cognizant of the dis-ease factor that has replaced the ease of the previous moment.  What do we do?  STOP.  Stop until we feel the ease return, recalibrate, sense a new direction, and feel ourselves in the groove again.

We can have canyon-like grooves which represent an overall direction our lives may be taking, like successive mountain ranges spread out before us on the horizon.  But, those distant peaks are not where we currently reside; they merely represent relative bearings.  It is where our rubber meets the road that determines whether or not we are being groovy.  Each step represents our journey from one mountain range to another, and must be walked one step at a time.  Being in the groove allows our experience to be one of wonder, instead of burden.

We generally lose our groove when we transition from being willing to willful.  We can stumble upon an inspiration, enjoy riding out the momentum, and then try to extract additional benefit willfully after the anointing has left.  That is where and how we lose our groove.

Instead of focusing on the activity, we need only focus on the feeling of being in the groove.  The feeling of ease is our guide.  If that is suddenly replaced by the feeling of dis-ease, we simply stop what we are doing, recalibrate until the feeling of ease returns, and continue on our way, whichever way feeling groovy leads.

Be groovy.