Working With Intentions

New adventures keep arriving on my path.  I have decided to trust my decisions about how I respond to the circumstances, opportunities and challenges.  I can do that better now that I understand more about intentions.  I guess I thought setting intentions was much like setting goals --  lots of planning, list making and checking it all off. 

Over the last three years of grieving, I accepted one project (activity) after another.  This has certainly kept my life full, productive and positive.  So when I ask the question “what is my intention with all these busy choices”,  I wondered, at first, if it was a way to avoid dealing with the grief.    The wisdom came when I changed the question to “What do I want out of life?”  The new question brought me more clarity.   I realize how all the “activity choices” have given me a deeper understanding of my true intentions. Through them I have become more aware of “What do I really know in my heart that  I want to do?”

Organizing and starting up my Bed and Breakfast business is helping me to continue honouring my late husband, George’s love of our garden and home.  This feels important.

Using the Retreat Space to host Marie Knapp’s Inner Wisdom Workshops and Retreats has been inspirational and is helping me focus on living a life of purpose.

I am enjoying my home again and am planning for a joyful winter season.  My intention is to keep on enjoying my life.  I am blessed with choices.   I trust that I can make a positive contribution out of all the choices that I am blessed with. 

Two years ago, Marie Knapp led a weekend retreat based on a book called “The Power of Kindness”  by Pierro Ferrucci.  It is an excellent book that approaches kindness from a variety of different perspectives.  Marie made cards out of quotes from the book and gave all the participants a set.  Each quote is followed by a related daily intention.  Most days, I pick one of those cards and focus on that intention each day.   Some particular ones I feel touched by are:

  • Kindness- My intention for today is to be a little kinder.
  • Respect-My intention for today is to be with others without judgment
  • Trust- My intention for today is to notice areas in my life where I can be more trusting and to practice trust
  • Honesty- My intention for today is to notice things creative and beautiful and ask how I can support them.

New adventures keep arriving on my path.  Working with intentions has given me a fuller, richer experience.  I am excited for the future.