Intentions
Wait — this is not a New Year’s Resolution post. Nope. It is not.
It is about harnessing the power of intention and refining what that means. One of the amazing pieces I am witnessing in Sit & Write (which opens again in February and we are scheduling connection calls to see if we are a good fit now) is writers coming to terms with what is wanting to be written.
Let me explain because this relates to us all. When we have an idea, it comes in on the wings of inspiration and perhaps aspiration, and then we need it to land and come into form. Somewhere between idea and form, many divergent forces reveal themselves to pull the idea this way and that.
How do we know which way to go? How do we know what to write? What job to choose? What meal to eat? The answer is the same: Intention.
When you know why you are doing something it is easier to do it. With writing, when the creative finally has a place to flourish and unleash, there can be a deluge of ideas. There can be a rush in what is wanting and needing to be created; how does a writer decide what to keep in the book and what to cut, or save for another time? Intention. If you know what you are writing and why you are writing it, you can use your intention to keep you on track for the story arc. You can use your intention to call into your mediation or dreamtime to feel through what needs to be changed. Writing is a marriage between inspiration and form—the same as the days of our lives—our intentions set the parameter and call in our focus.
In life, when we have an intention set, we can bank on the fact that opposing forces will arise. Things that seem to be answers but really are tests of our resolve; this is part of clarifying and distilling the intention to its essence. It is not an indication of you doing anything incorrectly. In fact, it is best to expect the response to your resolve.
We can’t do all the things at once though. This song popped up (shared below) today as answer I wasn't looking for. It caught me off guard actually: “Sooner or later it will all fall in line, if we take it one heart beat at a time.”
So this upcoming year, listen to Smokey, slow it down, and feel. Set an intention or two for the year. And then try the practice of setting intentions for a project, creative or not and see how it helps reveal to you what is possible.
It’s all possible, if we are available.
Kate
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