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THE POWER OF INTENTION
21 FEBRUARY 2019
Victoria wants to stay sober.
She’s quit drinking alcohol before, only to relapse. This time, however, she has a young child counting on her to “get better” and return from rehab. She has vowed she will be there for her child.
Travis wants a long-term relationship.
Content for years to be a “confirmed bachelor”, he recently recovered from a life-threatening illness and is now clear he is ready for a lifelong partner.
Doug wants to feel happy again.
Under the weight of a huge personal and marital crisis last summer, he attempted suicide. He’s not sure whether his marriage will make it, but he knows he wants to live.
The common but invisible thread connecting these three people is this:
Each person has actually declared an intention, rather than wistfully wishing for things to be different.
Conscious change is brought about by the two qualities inherent in consciousness: attention and intention,”
writes Deepak Chopra in Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.
“Attention energizes, and intention transforms.
Whatever you put your attention on will grow stronger in your life….
Intention, on the other hand, triggers transformation of energy and information. Intention organizes its own fulfillment.
When you declare an intention, you gain the support of your subconscious mind. But you also need to implement a few more steps to get the expected outcome:
Get clear on what you want and why.
- It’s not enough to know what you don’t want. You can’t get what you want until you know what that is. Steven Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, writes that all things are created twice. “There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.” Simon Sinek also lets us know the importance of recognizing "WHY" we want it. It is only this compelling "why" that will we cause us to continually take action. (See The Weekly LEAP video link below under the Free Resource).
Imagine it.
- See it as happening. “Your imagination creates the inner picture that allows you to participate in the act of creation,” wrote Dr. Wayne Dyer in his best-selling book The Power of Intention. “Your willpower is much less effective than your imagination, which is your link to the power of intention.”
Keep yourself receptive.
- Exercise, eat healthily, play and relax. Stress, exhaustion, anxiety, etc., becomes “static” and interferes with the “frequencies” of what you’re wanting to bring into your life.
Take action.
- Intention isn’t about sitting back and waiting for it all to come to you. For example, Victoria enrolled herself in a rehab program; Travis became involved with a social organization and took relationship classes to overcome his fear of dating; Doug began working with a life coach to examine the feelings of emptiness that led to his suicide attempt. When we commit to a thing by taking action, it’s often surprising how quickly our intentions are realized.
Surrender control.
- This means to let go and trust. Let go of the particular way in which things will happen. Let go of fear, doubt, worry and disappointment. Let go of the notion of struggle. Trust that the outcome will be just right. Have FAITH in yourself, in others and the universe to make it so!
