I spent 2011 setting a new intention on the first of each month. A total of twelve intentions did this soul some good. Sometimes I manifested what I set out to do; sometimes I didn't. The ultimate outcome is that I manifested a happy heart. I processed more, and I smiled more. Interested in setting some intentions for yourself? I thought I'd mention a few things to help you along the way.
1. An intention isn't tangible or materialistic. It's never too specific, nor is it too short-term. It's simplistic. It's a long-term feeling you want to implement more of into your life.2. To remind yourself of your intention, pick three places you look at frequently--bathroom mirror, computer at work, dashboard of your car, etc.--and put a sticky note on those places with your intention on it.3. Sometimes you wake up in the morning, and that monthly theme doesn't feel right to you. I know that there are times when I think, "My only intention is that I breathe and make it until 3 p.m." That's okay, too. Abandoning your "themed" intention to do what's best for you in that moment is truly living in the present. Yay you.4. If you can, take some time at the end of each day to reflect on how that intention perhaps fit into your life, or how it didn't. Journal, blog, meditate, run, flow, however that reflection works for you. Generally, you will end up focusing on the good things that happened in the day, and if you go to bed feeling good, you'll wake up feeling good, and the practice is no longer just a practice; you are living it completely.5. No matter how hard you intend and set forth and try, it doesn't always work out--but the effort you gave is always enough. No one will judge you for it, and you shouldn't either. Let it all go and take the experience as the opportunity that it was: to evolve, grow, be.
You can link to the entire Intentions Project here, or you can find each month individually:
January: Fun
February: Comfort
March: Success
April: Balance
May: Longevity
June: Adventure
July: Wealth
August: Luck
September: Joy
October: Health
November: Love
December: Peace
