In my post of February 22nd I mentioned “flow”.   This is a scientific concept – a term coined by the University of Chicago – to capture the essence of the state of mind in which we find ourselves when we are simply there in the peak performance zone.    Flow encapsulates the idea, coming from so many of the participants involved in the University’s flow research, that, when you’re in that state of mind, everything just seems to fall effortlessly into place – things flow.  This is markedly different (and often confused with) from the idea of “going with the flow” – which suggests that we simply go along with what’s happening and, indeed, what other people want.  Nothing could be so diametrically opposed to the scientific concept of flow which, when understood in conjunction with the manner in which particle physics views our world, strongly suggests that we have an important hand in the creation of our own flow.  In other words, we make our own “luck” or fashion our own destiny.  These may seem like grand (if not off the wall) statements to make – but look at the evidence from both a scientific perspective but, more importantly, from the evidence of your own life.   Wouldn’t it be true to say (even for those who currently perceive their lives as miserable) that when the really good things in life happen, they simply fall into place – no planning involved, no effort required – other than you simply having been in flow to fully experience it.