A "peak experience" is when a person experiences himself (or herself) being rather than becoming. The individual's ego vanishes and one is a feeling of perfection in and around.
In kyaking, this state is called "the Flow." I have experienced it directly with pen and ink and paint. Occassionally while skateboarding and even more often while hiking and climbing. There is something about the great outdoors that smoothes the shift away from being self-preoccupied to simply being. But even more than in nature, the most beautiful peak experiences are shared with friends--where the joy and play of conversation, a dance really, takes you to a different state. You really do experience yourself being rather than becoming. The interesting paradox is that you virtually forget about yourself and there is simply "us."
In kyaking, this state is called "the Flow." I have experienced it directly with pen and ink and paint. Occassionally while skateboarding and even more often while hiking and climbing. There is something about the great outdoors that smoothes the shift away from being self-preoccupied to simply being. But even more than in nature, the most beautiful peak experiences are shared with friends--where the joy and play of conversation, a dance really, takes you to a different state. You really do experience yourself being rather than becoming. The interesting paradox is that you virtually forget about yourself and there is simply "us."
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