What Is Your Intention?

"Setting your intention" is a concept I was just recently introduced to.

Essentially it's a fancy way of saying "declare what you desire and act towards manifesting it".  I'm sure there's room for interpretation there but that's my simple synopsis.


How exactly do you set your intention and why is it important?


It's easy to go around wishing and hoping for things. It's easy to want something more, something better. It's not so easy to actually do something about your desires and put their manifestation into motion. Setting your intention is the first step in that process. It's about taking the bull by the horns, it's about picking up the chess piece and making a move. It's not enough to want something, it's not enough to hope for something, you have to declare what you desire, but more importantly- you need to believe that it can happen. If your hope/dream/desire is not backed by passionate confidence and faith then it's all for not.


So the first step is to have a desire. The second step is to know and believe that your desire is possible.


The next step might be uncomfortable for some- it's what I call the "Act As If Phase". You need to act/speak/carry-on with your life acting as if your desire is on it's way to you. If you're trying to manifest love that means making room in your life for love (in ALL aspects of your life- make room in your heart, make room in your home..)... If you're trying to manifest money then research and plan for how you are going to invest and grow that money, write a realistic list of what you will spend that money on.... "act as if" what you want is already en-route to you.


The last part in the process is the most challenging. It's the letting go part. Here is an explanation from an author that I admire:



 "We must remain completely unattached to the outcomes that we are committed to creating. [...] We must do our best to live 100 percent committed to whatever intentions we set, without being attached to the results that we are getting. We simply cannot get caught up in trying to force the river of life to go in one particular direction. Rather, setting an intention compels our own healing and transformation. It's not so much that we force the hand of God, as we becoming willing to be who we need to be in order to manifest the intention." -Katherine Woodward Thomas


Once you set your intention, believe your intention to be possible and talk/speak/act as though God/The Universe is conspiring to bring your intention to fruition, the last step is to let go and carry on. Be positive, give thanks, keep your thoughts aligned with your desires, and good things will come. Trust the process!