Schedule Your Intention
What is your intention for today? Not your goals, because those can be kind of random, and not your to do list, because that is driven not necessarily by what you want to do, but by what you have to do.
I mean when you wake in the morning, what do you intend to feel and think for each section of the day? If you’ve read my work, I hope by now you know that I believe in the power of intention.
In fact I am so sure that the power of intention works, that I am starting to schedule my intention each day.
I have a dear friend who awakens each morning with the intention to love everyone she meets that day. As she goes throughout her life, she greets everyone she meets, is always ready with a hug or a kind word, and strives to make everybody feel loved and appreciated.
Guess what happens?
It works. Sure, sometimes people are taken aback by the pure love and joy that she radiates, but I honestly believe that that’s their issue, not hers. Most people respond with surprise, and then reciprocate.
Her intention is infectious, and I’ve seen it turn people’s days around as they experience the force of her kindness and warmth. At times, it seems as though the Universe is presenting her with opportunities to love and serve others…
Because that is what she intends to do.
So I’ve started scheduling myself times where my intention is to be more patient. I also scheduled times where my intention is to just accept and serve whoever comes across my path.
Sometimes, on a particularly challenging day, I will try to schedule myself some time where I avoid any sense of complaining, either in my language or my thoughts.
I won’t lie and say that that’s easy, because it’s surely not, but as I focus my intention, I find that not only I can make changes to who I am, but the world seems to provide more opportunities for me to practice what my intention is focused on.
Because the universe truly does respond to our intention.
There something powerful about it. It’s more than just a desire, it’s a contract with yourself and your reality that begins with desire, and contains a promise to act and react in a particular way.
Sometimes our intention focuses on our needs and wants, and sometimes it’s for the service and happiness of others. The more your actions and intentions are in alignment, the greater your ability to manifest what you desire in the world.
Today, I invite you to schedule a time to unleash your intention into the universe.
Start small, have fun with it, and see how much the world will change around you. :)
— Dr. Alan Barnes
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