Intentions vs. Resolutions
Ok, so here we are three months into the year and I was wondering about how people who choose to make resolutions every new year are doing? A resolution is a firm decision to do or not do something, according to the dictionary. Are you fulfilling your promise to yourself to eat healthier, lose some weight, or just get unstuck from those things that are holding you back from being your phenomenal self?
Personally, I do not make resolutions, I never have. There is something that always felt negative, to me, about resolutions. Its like if you don’t fulfill your resolution then you are a lesser person, or you couldn’t hack it. Let’s face it the first time you make an excuse to yourself that its ok to break the resolution even a little bit – you are lying to yourself and that sticks to your soul!
So what can you do when you want to work in a positive direction on something in your life? You can set an intention! According to the dictionary an intention is something that you plan. It just sounds kinder than a resolution, but what is kind about it is that you plan.
Planning should be a key point in any type of change we decide to make in our lives. When we make a change without considering how that change will effect us, our family, and our lives then we fall into rushed decision making, indecisiveness, guilt, regret, a whole gambit of negative energy.
The great thing is that if a plan is not working out then you can change it – you have a chance to re-evaluate the intention to see if it still fits your needs, if changes to the plan need to be made, or if it has become obsolete. There is no regret or guilt with changing a plan, it just is a change. The energy can still be positive.
I am all about positive energy in my life, I have decided that there is no room for regret, guilt, and feeling bad about the decisions I make. This has taken me a long time and a lot of soul searching to finally realize and it is so powerful! So to be on this path I choose to set intentions, to make plans for changes, be they small or big. Because even the smallest intention can have an effect on your life and I want it to be good!
Remember Every Day is Beautiful!
Blessings to you all,
Syndi