Daily Intentions Blog

Each day, I will set an intention for the day to make a step toward my goals.

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Not-so-daily intentions

I find that, throughout the day, I think of intentions, but I don't write them down. They aren't concrete, and for me that means they're likely to be skipped. I want to work on that. 3 intentions today: 1. Breathe instead of reacting with anger. Whisper instead of yell. (Be calm and present.) 2. Write 2 scenes for MG Under the Stars. (Find my joy.) 3. Read 20 pages of editing project. (Build professional contacts.)

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Full moon intentions

Tonight is the full moon, and I'm excited about this. Full moons are always times that I reconsider my life and what I'm doing. Traditionally, full moons are times in which things should be removed from our lives to make room for what we can bring into our lives that will align it with our highest purpose, but I find that I reaffirm my desires and goals on the full moon. Daily intentions are supposed to be small acts to work for a larger goal. While I'd like to cross off major goals in one day, it's just not reasonable. Here are my daily intentions for today: 1. Write the outline for MG Fiction Idea in Snowflake Pro. (Goal: Write and publish middle grade book.) 2. Change payment for Positive Parenting Solutions. (Goal: Find the calm inside and bring it out in my parenting.) 3. Work on freelance editing website - determine rates. (Goal: Discover passions.)

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Manifest destiny and the law of attraction - an anecdote

To be honest, I was floundering financially. (I still am.) I set an intention to the universe that I would find a stay at home job that I loved but would be lucrative. (Those surveys were getting me nowhere but frustrated.) I put myself out there, and I asked an author for whom I was beta reading if an editor was needed. Guess what the answer was? A resounding yes. I joined her team - and made plans for monetary compensation. Awesome! I wanted a quicker return on the money, so I set an intention that I would be depositing $50 by the end of yesterday, something other than the editing services. Guess what happened? At 8pm, I deposited an amount over double my intention by 8pm. Sure, I had to work at a home daycare for a few hours (but it was unscheduled), and I received a child support check in the mail (after not hearing anything from them in over a year). It's these little things - things that weren't planned or even expected - that shows me that this thing really works. Yeah, I probably won't manifest millions of dollars in a day, and that is okay. (Who am I kidding? Fork it over!) It's about taking small actions toward my goals and the universe, god, whatever rewarding me in unexpected ways. It goes to show that sometimes I really do sell myself short on these types of things. I thought $50 was impossible, but the universe giggled and threw dollar bills at me, in the form of checks. I can only imagine the level I'll be at when I work on centering myself and align myself with my highest purpose. Here's to making that happen!

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A look at some goals.

I think intention setting without defining goals doesn't really do anything. Sure, I could wake up in the morning and decide to check off a to-do list, but if it doesn't get me one (or two or three) step closer to reaching my goals it doesn't really make much sense. Besides, laundry and dishes aren't things I want to include on a list of intentions. (At least not just yet.) So, here are some of my goals that will be reflected in the intentions I'll set. I'm sure as time passes, these will either grow, change, or disappear entirely. 1. Write a novel (for adults) and publish it. 2. Write a YA novel and publish it. 3. Write a middle grade novel and publish it. 4. Write a chapter book for kids and publish it. 5. Write an e-course for writers and monetize it. 6. Self-discovery using Reiki, chakras, and other spiritual components. 7. Create a garden as a step for self-sufficiency. 8. Find my inner calm and bring it out into the world. (Especially toward my children.) 9. Discover my passions in life by experimenting and stepping outside my comfort zone. 10. Embrace a minimalist lifestyle in all areas of life.