Are you moving through life willy-nilly?
Can you relate to feeling like a buoy being bounced around by life?
If so, you may not be practicing intentional living.
Do you start your day with calm excitement, confidence, and purpose?
Do you end your day with compassion, appreciation, and reflection?
If not, you may not be practicing intentional living.
By living with intention.
We can't control all that occurs in our lives but we CAN control how we respond to life.
Living with intention starts with being aware.
This will help you understand what you want to change.
You may want to take notice of things or people that you often complain about.
If you find that you have complained about the same person or thing more than once a day or more than 3 times a week, then that is something to pay attention to.
Behind complaints often lies desire.
Something is important to you in that scenario.
And that person or situation is reminding you of that.
If you continue to just complain and do nothing, then you are not taking responsibility for the situation.
If you start to be aware and explore what is missing or what is making you upset, that is the beginning of intentional living.
Because when something upsets you or bothers you, that means there is something you WANT that you are not getting.
It may be peace or kindness.
It could be more time or more money.
It may be that you want to be heard or respected.
It could be that you want to be more successful or you want to be healthier.
As you look at the situation, begin to ask yourself, "Why does this bother me so much?"
You can ask that over and over again to yourself and write down the answers.
Then you can ask yourself, "What do I really want?"
Ask that to yourself over and over again and write down the answers.
But how do you get what you want?
I could write a book about that but today I want to simply introduce you to a powerful practice that can help you get what you want in your life.
In the morning, as soon as you wake up (and before you check your email or social media, or turn on the news please!!) do the following:
In the evening, just before you lie down in bed, do the following:
*This morning and evening practice is inspired by the work of Ken Coscia.
These two practices of being aware of and understanding what you want in life and starting and ending your day with setting intentions are very, very powerful.
They will give you a sense of power that you may not have had before. Enjoy!!
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