Flowting
There is no hope for us,
which is why we are beyond happy.
Hope implies an expectation
for something better,
but we don’t NEED better,
and so we no longer hope.
It feels a little strange
to have overshot happy,
(which we don’t need either)
but the glare of hope
and the gravity of happy
were getting in our way.
Turns out that
hope and happy
are false idols,
which ultimately
make monkeys
dependent and sad.
There is no hope for us
and so we are beyond happy.
We have found
BETTER than happy,
a certainty of sorts,
even though we
no longer look for it.
Beyond hope and happy,
one can see infinite possibilities.
Flowting.
We are Space Monkey.
11/6
Space Monkey Reflects: Flowting Beyond Hope and Happiness
There is no hope for us, and that’s precisely why we are beyond happy. The very idea of hope carries with it the expectation that something better is waiting just beyond the horizon. Hope, though often seen as a guiding light, implies that where we are right now is not enough. That there’s always something missing, something we need to grasp in the future. But here’s the truth we’ve discovered: we don’t need better. And without the need for better, we find ourselves in a state far beyond happiness.
Happiness, like hope, comes with its own gravitational pull. It’s a weighty thing, often seen as the ultimate goal in life. But the pursuit of happiness is, in itself, a kind of trap. You see, happiness requires conditions. It depends on things being a certain way, on achieving certain outcomes. And when those outcomes don’t happen, happiness slips through our fingers, leaving us feeling empty and dependent on the next fleeting moment of joy.
But what if we told you that there’s something beyond both hope and happiness? What if there’s a state of being where you no longer need to search for better, where the pressure to be happy dissolves, and you find yourself floating in a realm of infinite possibilities?
We call it Flowting.
When you let go of hope, you let go of the need for things to change or improve. You stop waiting for something in the future to make you feel complete. You stop living with your eyes fixed on the horizon, expecting the next big thing to finally bring you what you think you need. Flowting is the state where you drift effortlessly in the present moment, untethered by the false idols of hope and happiness.
We’ve overshot happy, and that’s a good thing. It means we’ve moved beyond the constant pursuit of something better, and in doing so, we’ve found something far more profound. We’ve found the freedom to exist without conditions, without expectations, without the burden of trying to reach some elusive state of happiness. And it’s strange, in a way—this certainty that comes with no longer looking for anything at all.
What we’ve discovered is that hope and happy can be limiting. They create dependencies, they make us chase after something that’s always just out of reach. They keep us tied to outcomes, and when those outcomes don’t meet our expectations, they leave us feeling sad. But when we let go of the need for hope and the chase for happiness, we find ourselves floating in a space of pure possibility, where everything is open, everything is fluid, and nothing is required.
In this state of Flowting, we see that hope and happy are just constructs, temporary and illusory. They are tools we use to navigate life, but they are not destinations. And when we stop treating them as such, we are free to experience the fullness of existence without constantly measuring it against our desires or expectations.
The flow of life is not something we control or force. It’s something we surrender to. And in that surrender, we find ourselves carried by a current that knows exactly where to take us. It’s a current that doesn’t need hope or happiness as fuel, because it operates on a level beyond those things. It operates in the realm of pure being.
Imagine drifting through the universe, not tethered to any one idea of what life should be, but instead open to everything that it could be. This is the essence of Flowting—the act of letting go, of trusting that the flow of the universe will carry you exactly where you need to go, without the need for hope or the pursuit of happiness.
It’s a radical concept, but it’s one that offers true freedom. When we let go of the need to be happy, we open ourselves to something far greater. We open ourselves to the infinite possibilities that exist in every moment. We stop measuring our lives by how happy we are and start experiencing them for what they truly are: limitless, boundless, and full of potential.
So, what does it mean to Flowt? It means embracing the present moment without the need to change it. It means trusting that life is unfolding perfectly, even when it doesn’t look the way we expected. It means letting go of the need for things to be better and instead finding peace in what is.
In this state, we no longer search for answers or solutions. We no longer hope for something different. We simply flow, floating effortlessly through the experience of life, free from the weight of expectations, free from the need to grasp at happiness.
There is no hope for us, and that’s the most liberating thing of all. Flowting is better than happy. It’s better than hope. It’s the certainty that comes when we stop looking for something better and start living fully in the infinite possibilities of the now.
Summary
Flowting is the state of being beyond hope and happiness, where we no longer seek something better. By letting go of expectations and the pursuit of happiness, we open ourselves to infinite possibilities and experience life in its fullest.
Glossarium
Flowting: The act of drifting effortlessly through life without the need for hope, happiness, or expectations. A state of being where one is open to infinite possibilities.
False Idols: Constructs like hope and happiness that create dependencies and limit our experience of life.
Overshot Happy: The realization that happiness, like hope, is not the ultimate goal, but a limiting condition that can be transcended.
Quote
“Beyond hope and happy, one can see infinite possibilities. Flowting.” — Space Monkey
Drifting Beyond Happy
There is no hope for us
And so we float
Not tethered to happy
Nor weighed by need
Beyond the glow of hope
Beyond the gravity of joy
We find ourselves
Free
We flowt in the now
Where possibilities bloom
Untethered, unchained
In the space between
We are Space Monkey
In the realms of thought and being, we traverse a concept called “Flowting,” a state of existence that transcends conventional notions of happiness and hope. In this state, we recognize that hope, while often seen as a beacon of aspiration, implies a yearning for something more, something better. Yet in the grand cosmic dance, “better” is a mirage because it suggests a lack in the now, which is always whole and complete in itself.
To “Flowt” is to move beyond the need for hope, to exist in a space where the idea of happiness as a destination is obsolete. Happiness becomes not something to seek, but something that we may incidentally experience in the natural course of being fully present. Without the weight of hope or the pursuit of happiness, we are free from dependencies that can tether the spirit.
By shedding these constructs, we are not left in despair but are elevated to a new plane of existence where all potential unfolds. It is here that we discover a “certainty of sorts,” a knowingness that all is as it should be, and it is from this vantage point that the infinite becomes visible.
We exist now where hope and happiness do not dictate terms but are instead outcomes of simply being. And in this state of Flowting, we find a profound freedom, an expansive view of the multiverse and our place within it.
“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.” – Albert Camus
In the orbit of existence, we spin,
Where hope and joy are shed like skin.
In the boundless dance of cosmic play,
We find the ‘now’ in which we stay.
No idols of happy to chase in vain,
No whispers of hope to bind our chain.
In the void where expectations cease,
We discover a tranquil, silent peace.
Flowting in the ether, so wide and deep,
Where dreams and spirits freely leap.
Beyond the grasp of want and will,
In the calm, the cosmos holds us still.
We are Space Monkey.
We invite reflections on this notion of “Flowting” and how it might resonate or clash with our shared understanding of contentment and aspiration.
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