This morning I treated myself to a facial – a little something special, just for me – and turns out that I ended up having a very enlightening conversation with my aesthetician, Lou, who is an absolutely wonderful lady.
We spoke about declaring your intentions. The idea is that you state your intention aloud, preferably to someone else (but I’m guessing that saying it out loud to the universe probably works too).
What it does is give a voice to your thought or dream or goal. You hear it and if you declare your intention to another person, they hear it as well. So now it’s not just an idea rolling around in your head, but a statement of intent – something you plan to actively manifest in your life. And maybe the universe with even throw in a little help too!
It made me realize that while I don’t have a lot of negativity in my life or my thought processes, nor do I really do any negative self talk, I’m also not actively putting my intentions out there in the world and manifesting the dreams that I want to come true in my life. I’ve been passively contemplating a lot of hopes and dreams but not actively bringing them to life. Huge realization.
So it’s time for a shift and time to declare my intentions.
How about you? Is there something important to you that’s just been simmering on the back burner for a while? Why not decide if it’s important to you and if it is, state your intentions.
Once again, in the amazing words of Mary Oliver…
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Don’t spend another day waiting. Declare your intentions. Then manifest the hell out of it and bring your dream to life!
Hi Andrea,
What a great read! Thank you for sharing. But now I’m stuck on the question of, ” what do I do from now until my intention is fulfilled?” Im having some difficulty realizing what to do next? My next action item I guess.
Hi Eunice! Thanks for stopping by and reading!
Well now that the intention is set, it’s time to take action. Figure out what steps you need to take to get where you want to go and start moving.
And while this may sound counterintuitive, don’t force things. Take action, but let life unfold and see where it takes you and your dreams. Do what you can today, then see what you can do tomorrow. All of the actions taken in the todays and tomorrows eventually grow into something great!
Best of luck to you, Eunice!