As promised, today I’d like to share some tools for setting intentions…
GOALS
First, set your goal. This can be something you would like to have, work toward, realize or create. Something like a job, a house, a relationship, a change in yourself, increased prosperity, more positive outlook on life, better health, beauty, stronger physical body, solving a problem in your family or community, or anything really. Now, if this is your first time doing this, choose a goal that is fairly easy for you to believe in, that you feel you could realize in the near future because you are just testing these ideas out to see if they work for you.
First, set your goal. This can be something you would like to have, work toward, realize or create. Something like a job, a house, a relationship, a change in yourself, increased prosperity, more positive outlook on life, better health, beauty, stronger physical body, solving a problem in your family or community, or anything really. Now, if this is your first time doing this, choose a goal that is fairly easy for you to believe in, that you feel you could realize in the near future because you are just testing these ideas out to see if they work for you.
VISUALIZE IT
Next, create a clear picture or idea with a mental picture or a feeling of the object or situation exactly as you want it. You can write as detailed of a description of it as you can if you like to write or you can actually make a physical picture of it as well if you like to draw. If you are really creative, you can go all out and make a collage using pictures from magazines or photographs, etc and paste it all onto a poster board or cardboard in any size that is convenient for you-just make sure to include a picture of you having the object or in the situation. For example, let’s say you want a new hybrid gas and electric car. You would paste a picture of the car you want on your board and also cut out a picture of yourself to make it look like you are “driving” it or next to it.
Next, create a clear picture or idea with a mental picture or a feeling of the object or situation exactly as you want it. You can write as detailed of a description of it as you can if you like to write or you can actually make a physical picture of it as well if you like to draw. If you are really creative, you can go all out and make a collage using pictures from magazines or photographs, etc and paste it all onto a poster board or cardboard in any size that is convenient for you-just make sure to include a picture of you having the object or in the situation. For example, let’s say you want a new hybrid gas and electric car. You would paste a picture of the car you want on your board and also cut out a picture of yourself to make it look like you are “driving” it or next to it.
Show the situation or object in its ideal, complete form, as if it already exists. Don’t worry about how it’s going to come about. Be sure not to show anything negative or undesirable either. Using lots of color will increase the power and impact on your consciousness. Include some symbol of the infinite which has meaning and power for you. For example: an om sign, cross, Christ, Buddha, a sun radiating light, or anything that represents universal intelligence, God, or your higher self. You can also include affirmations. “Here I am driving my new red hybrid gas and electric car.”
Sometimes what we think we want is in conflict with what the God/Universe gives us so it is helpful to use a cosmic affirmation like, “This, or something better, now manifests for me in totally satisfying and harmonious ways, for the highest good of all concerned.”
FOCUS ON IT
When you are going about your day and your mind wanders, focus on your goal with a clear mental picture or idea. You can do this when you meditate quietly and also casually throughout your day. I find that if start to think negatively about my goal or anything is a great time to switch to thinking about my goal in a positive way.
When you are going about your day and your mind wanders, focus on your goal with a clear mental picture or idea. You can do this when you meditate quietly and also casually throughout your day. I find that if start to think negatively about my goal or anything is a great time to switch to thinking about my goal in a positive way.
GIVE IT POSITIVE ENERGY
If you start having negative thoughts or doubts about your goal, stop and replace the thought with a positive affirmation about your goal. Some people find remembering the feeling they got when visualizing their goal to be helpful. Sometimes I am unable to turn off all the thoughts and chatter in my head and I find that if I write out the affirmation a few times sometimes ten times or more if I’m really having trouble focusing and changing my thoughts this helps me to change my thinking about my goal into a more productive and positive one.
If you start having negative thoughts or doubts about your goal, stop and replace the thought with a positive affirmation about your goal. Some people find remembering the feeling they got when visualizing their goal to be helpful. Sometimes I am unable to turn off all the thoughts and chatter in my head and I find that if I write out the affirmation a few times sometimes ten times or more if I’m really having trouble focusing and changing my thoughts this helps me to change my thinking about my goal into a more productive and positive one.
BE GRATEFUL
When you achieve a goal acknowledge to yourself that it has been completed. Thank the Universe/God for fulfilling your request.
Please feel free to comment on this post. Let me know if you try it and how it works for you or doesn't work for you.
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