State in the Union

State. What is it? Where does it come from? How do we get it?

First lets look at what is state. Many people throw around the word state, yet many people do not understand what it means. Most people have felt it, but can not describe it, yet we've all experienced it. Every have a moment where everything, and I mean everything, clicks? When your writing a paper and you hand seems to move on its own. Or your in a martial arts fight and everything seems to be in slow motion. Or your talking to a girl and the next thing you know the two of you are walking down the street arm in arm. These are state moments. State is when all cannons of the brain are firing and everything has become so internalized that you no longer consciously think about it, it is the point where you have reached unconscious competence. That is state.

Where does state come from and how do we get it? State is just that a mental state that we get ourselves into. That pumped up ready to take on the world mentality. Therefore it comes from just that, our brains. But its not that simple, if we were to just "convince" ourselves we had hit state, it would not be nearly as effective. Therefore we have to get our bodies involved as well. For a martial artist, he goes through the motions, while mentally visualizing the fight. For the jock, they jump up and down, slap each other around, and scream, all the while picturing that perfect play in their minds. These processes release endorphins into the blood stream. Our metabolism increases, our hearts beat faster. Our brains are now supplied with all the chemicals they need to fire on all cylinders. This is how you achieve state, through mental and physical stimulation.

When in state the past and the future are not concerns. We are absorbed in the moment with no fear of consequences. We are able to do things we never dreamed imaginable. Every type of person has that state and everyone can achieve it. Most people dont realize it, or even understand it. Yet we all have done it.