January 12 “Today I will rest in the fact that I’ve done enough.” Please pardon the tardiness of today’s post. It’s been quite a busy day and I’ve had enough. In fact, I almost skipped writing this because I’m really tired and, quite honestly, I’d rather just go to bed. But this is important toContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 12”
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Daily Intention Setting: Day 11
January 11 “Today I will meet myself and others with compassion.” Short, sweet, and simple. Be compassionate – to everyone. Kristin Neff reminds us that it’s easy to be kind when everything in your world is rosy. It’s when things are a mess that we have to remind ourselves to have patience and compassion towardContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 11”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 10
January 10 “Today I will trust my calm more than my fear.” I’m going to admit that this intention didn’t quite sit well with me so I modified it a bit. Today I will trust my calm. It feels better. Jack Kornfield’s voice and speech cadence remind me of Mr. Rogers. That kind, calm grandfatherContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 10”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 9
January 9 “Today I will remember that I am in control of my own life.” Hmm . . . well, let me see here. I’m having some trouble with this one. Not gonna lie. Maybe it’s because I slept terribly last night and started my day as a grumpy lump. I woke up, panicky andContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 9”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 8
January 8 “Today I will choose the simple way without guilt.” Oh holy cow . . . the intention says it all. What a wonderful way to go about the day. Every day. Kirsty Lyon nails it on the head when she says that simplicity is the key to clarity. We tend to try toContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 8”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 7
January 7 “Today I will look for something that makes my heart smile.” Yesterday we expressed gratitude for something in our lives. Today we look for the joy in the world. As Darius Bashar tells us, “It’s everywhere!” Joy happens to be his favorite topic. He refers to joy as a paradox, a “cosmic riddleContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 7”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 6
January 6 “Today I will notice what’s going right instead of what’s missing.” David Ji was our teacher today. This dude is so chill. I love it. His lesson is about gratitude. Simple, pure, gratitude for the blessings in our lives. Whatever those might be. The big. The small. And everything in between. The everydayContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 6”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 5
January 5 “Today I will move in a way that is rooted, clear, and open to what is possible.” Alex Elle said something pretty cool during this session. She said that, instead of a list of goals for the new year, she was going to focus on the energy that she wants to bring throughoutContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 5”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 4
January 4 “Today I will live from here.” Oh. My. Goodness. Love, love, love this one! So simple, yet so true. In this session, Charles Freligh asks a very simple but straightforward question: “Where do you come from?” And what if the answer is even simpler? “I come from here.” Charles talks about how weContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 4”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 3
January 3 “Today I will remember who I want to be.” Stuart Sandeman says that we all have a version of ourselves that we aspire to be: kinder, more patient, more energetic, etc. What happens, though, is that “life gets noisy”. We get stressed out, we’re pulled one way or the other, and/or we reactContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 3”