When I first heard of letting go of our goals in favour of holding intentions I was intrigued. Was it really possible? I really learn more about creating with intentions.
Setting those SMART goals and achieving them felt like the only way to succeed at anything!
I’d written out this “Definition of Success” in one of my earliest (falling apart!) journals as a teenager…not understanding what it all meant.
The power of intention is like a feeling of inner knowing you hang onto.
Definition of Success
To laugh often and love much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the approval of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give of one’s self without the slightest thought of return;
To have accomplished a task whether by a healthy child, a rescued soul, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
What I didn’t know back then is how you can hold an intention inside of you with it’s frequency raising your light vibration. And, work on creating with intentions.
It’s like you planted an invisible seed waiting to be nourished.
Success is all about BEING.
It’s those ever-lasting experiences you create that are worthy of survival value because whatever grows your soul will light you up.
Being kind, compassionate, generous, loving. Making a difference in your own creative way.
What if the more powerful way to create comes from intentions that light your path for who you need to BE to accomplish what you want?
What we most value isn’t measurable. There’s an unexplainable sense of what rings our truth bells that aligns somewhere deep inside of our being.
Our intentions can be our pilot lights.
Instead of setting goals reflect on “WHY do I want WHAT you are wanting?”
What exactly will it give me?
Our “felt experience” for what you can imagine is needed to start the process. The power in reaching the goals you say you want lies in the intention you hold living underneath.
An Experience I Really Wanted
I always wanted twin girls since I was very young. Imagine if I set that as a goal? It would feel ridiculous!
But I imagined experiencing how incredible it would be raising twin girls of my own. It felt completely plausible and wonderful to me.
I had the advantage of being close to my cousins who lived in England – twin girls my age. I noticed their connection was special, and not like regular siblings.
It’s an example of the power of intention I didn’t know at the time.
Allowing yourself not only to want something seemingly impossible, but to step into the intention of having it requires faith.
I NEVER told anyone I wanted twin girls. It felt silly.
But I kept an article from advice columnist Ann Landers (a twin herself) on how to raise twin girls – just in case. I didn’t remember until years later I’d had done that!
Yet I jokingly said to my husband right before my 13th week ultrasound – I‘ll let you know if we’re having twins!
I’d been “hanging on” to this intention…
It wasn’t until I read Wayne Dyer’s “The Power of Intention” that I started connecting the dots looking back at my life.
There are mysterious ways we are intentionally creating all along.
What may seem random, or mere coincidence unravels to reveal a reality that you can participate in. Our “friendly universe” is highly organized and has your back when you are willing to step into your own imagination.
“God” seeks your unique creative expression towards what’s true, beautiful and good.
The greatest block in achieving what you want seems to be the disconnect between the world of science and logic that wants certainty & proof versus another reality of spirituality. And that’s when creating with intentions comes into play.
Remember that creativity is really spirituality because the Creator lives within you to co-create with.
The most profound wisdom seems to come from those who play in both science and spirituality. Einstein being one of the greatest examples.
As both a physicist and creative genius, Einstein recognized the power of our imagination:
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
~Albert Einstein
Science is a source of knowledge – what we think we know based on proof using the finite mind.
Spirituality is what fosters imagination – what we believe based on the experiences of the infinite mind.
We tend to put religion, science and creativity in separate boxes, but together you will have an expanded reality that is more unified.
“All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree.”
~Albert Einstein
Einstein referred to God often yet as a scientist said:
“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.”
On 12 April 1930, Einstein attended a concert where the Berlin orchestra played Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. After the performance, he said:
“Now I know there is a God in heaven.”
We can all recognize the brilliance when an artistic endeavour surpasses what feels possible to become God-like.
Tapping into the Source of Creation living within us is the secret to harnessing the power of intention.
Take this idea into all that is natural found in ourselves and mother nature, and suddenly everything feels connected.
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
~Albert Einstein
Look deep into your own spiritual nature and you will understand yourself better.
I am constantly amazed by the miraculous ways our true nature brings the truth back to light. Science is our attempt to solve problems, and we do, but without Spirit – the higher truth remains elusive.
When we are looking for answers, and only look to science, we are missing a huge piece of reality.
Just because our current science cannot prove something, does not make it not real.
Science is limited to only what becomes known, but the more you discover, the more you realize how little we know.
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”
~Albert Einstein
What most people want is the security of what’s good without worrying about what’s bad. We strive for what’s predictable, controllable, guaranteed, and brings immediate results.
Our need for certainty can get in the way of creating what we really want.
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.
What the heart desires to experience is not predictable, guaranteed, and the results are far from immediate.
“Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.”
~Albert Einstein
When things are not working in our life, we are not seeing with our true eyes; we are disconnected from the Spirit within us.
We don’t trust our own heart to know and step into our deepest desires.
Creating with Intentions to Allow Your Goals to Unfold
Our most powerful Intentions come from our free will in alignment with our inner Spirit.
The values of spirit seek what I call the “Trinity of Being: ” truth, beauty and goodness – even Einstein knew it:
“Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.”
~Albert Einstein
When you successfully combine science and spirituality, you can create new realities.
How Do You Define Success?
Can you describe the experiences you most desire where your soul lights up when you imagine them?
One of my past coaches often said “pray and move your feet”.
When we pray effectively, we are “intentioning” something that is seeking to be expressed and needs our action to reach our goal.
That’s when you’ve got the power of Spirit also with you.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
~Albert Einstein
My Goal to Raise $1,111 for Mental Health this Week!
11:11 helped bring me back to Spirit when I first began seeing it as a child.
As a thank you for whatever value you gain from reading my blog, would you be willing to donate $11 to our Radiant Rise ‘N Shine Team?
If you can help, please click here to take you to my page.
Asking for money is a stretch for my soul, but hoping for a miracle.
I realized that if everyone reading this donates $11 … I can reach my goal!
Our team is in 5th place in Canada right now.
The sun rising on Lake Ontario in my hometown, Oakville this week.
I couldn’t bring myself to read about the latest Texas shooting until early this morning. I knew mental health must be part of the story – it always is. So many suffer when one child loses their way.
It’s never simple and many are responsible, but so many these days are not thinking with a healthy mind.
My intention is to share spiritual gems that help people become healthier in their mind, body and soul.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
~Albert Einstein
Which way do you want to live?
By creating with intentions, you can anticipate miracles!
You just can’t be attached to all the infinite ways they show up : )
