We humans are generally brimful of intentions. Whether more personally focused or embracing a bigger, world-changing vista, we have an abundance. Yet my personal experience suggests they’re too often stored up for tomorrow. Tomorrow never really comes though. We move through our lives moment to moment. While we’re dreaming of that brighter future, of that...
A few hours before sitting down to write this blog, I felt moved to draw an angel card — one of those simple, one-word cards that can reflect what’s stirring beneath the surface of our awareness or point to the kind of support available to us. In a beautiful stroke of synchronicity, the card I...
Our every thought, expressed or not, is the seed of a potential intention. Some thoughts are inconsequential, others weightier. When we bring our conscious attention to the weightier, investing them with energy, the likelihood of manifestation mushrooms. Careful what we wish for then, and how. Intentions are powerful. When formed mindfully, through deep reflection, and...
“Choose your intention carefully and then practice holding your consciousness to it, so it becomes the guiding light in your life.” – Roger Delano Hinkins This seems like sound advice to me even though not that easy to sustain. When we think about the intentions we choose, they are often quite grand and geared toward...
It’s often said, usually by motivational speakers, that we can be whatever we want to be, or can become whatever we want, or can manifest whatever we want. What’s noticeable in these sayings is the self-focus, the betterment of the lot of the individual. Whether be anything, have anything, do anything is myth or reality,...
Coming into right relationship with patience is a challenging road, for me at least. It’s so easy to get drawn to the negative impacts of patience – inaction, having to go slower, doing/achieving less – it is amazing the mind games that go on around patience. Mind games that in many respects are examples of...
The dictionary defines intention as an idea that you plan to carry out; a goal or purpose or aim; something you mean to do whether you do it or not. In this context the intention is often self-focused, on our own plans, and not looking to a far and elevated horizon. If we look deeper...
A recent picture on Facebook showed 1 million children across 6,000 schools meditating for peace in Thailand. Whether the image is real or not, the idea is still a profound one. Imagine the combined impact of 1 million people focused on one outcome. Meditation studies over the years have demonstrated the impacts that can be...
When good hearted people come together, when intention aligns, light is not just sparked…it grows and grows, becoming ever more intense. The rising up and coming together of communities to resist racism, to stand ground against violence, and to send a message of inclusion to those who have often risked their lives in search of...
In business we sometimes consider things like the vision and goals of the organisation, asking ourselves what are we aspiring to? A well crafted vision provides a glimpse of the destination. Glimpse because often a vision can feel a little out of reach or hard to express in truly concrete terms. Microsoft’s vision to put...