WHAT’S YOUR INTENTION?

communication ≠ INTENTION

OFTEN WE MISTAKE THE EVENT OF 'HAVING CONVERSATIONS' TO JUSTIFY THAT SOMEONE SHOULD UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN.

JUST BECAUSE WE SAY WHAT WE MEAN IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE FEEL IT IS BEST COMMUNICATED TO SOMEONE, DOES NOT ENSURE THAT WHO WE COMMUNICATe WITH FULLY COMPREHENds OUR MESSAGE, NOR OUR INTENTIONS BEHIND EACH MESSAGE. 

FOR THIS, WE MUST BE CLEAR.

THIS INCLUDES BEING:

MINDFUL. PATIENT. ARTICULATE. SPECIFIC. REPETITIVE. RECEPTIVE.

 

LET'S BE HONEST.. WE SOMETIMES FORGET:

• THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN AN INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION

• CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL HUMANS DOES NOT INCLUDE MIND READING

• OUR EMOTIONS MAY CARRY THE WEIGHT OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

• WE DO NOT HAVE TO BE DISRESPECTFUL IN WITH OTHERS TO GET OUR POINT ACROSS

• THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT TENSION AND HOSTILITY

• PEOPLE ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND BETTER WHEN WE ARE NOT YELLING

• RAISING YOUR VOICE IS EXHAUSTING AND AT, MOST TIMES, UNNECESSARY

• AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS MAY BE STRESSFUL ONTO ONE'S MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT

• WE HAVE CONTROL OF HOW WE CHOOSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE

• WE HAVE SOMEWHAT CONTROL OF HOW OTHERS COMMUNICATE WITH US

• NOT TO BLAME OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIONS FOR THE CAUSE OF HOW WE FEEL

• TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT AND HOW WE SPEAK

 

EVERYTHING WE DO MUST COME WITH INTENTION.

 

WHY do we DO ANYTHING WITHOUT TRUE INTENTION?

IF YOU ARE INVESTING YOUR TIME INTO ANYTHING, I TRUST THAT IT IS BECAUSE SOMETHING DEEP WITHIN YOU IS DRIVING YOU TO DO SO.

SOMETIMES WE FIND OURSELVES "INVESTING" INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE, THOUGH FOR THE SAKE OF TANGIBLE REWARDS AND CAN OFTEN BE MISDIRECTED IN WHAT WE NEED IN LIFE VERSUS WHAT WE SEE AND WANT.

 

WHAT FOR?

WHY ARE MATERIALS AND PHYSICAL TOKENS SO SACRED TO PEOPLE?

HOW FAR WILL YOU GO TO GET WHAT YOU WANT?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU INVEST IN WHAT YOU NEED?

HOW DO YOU MAXIMIZE ON TIME?

WHAT DRIVES YOU?

 

WE MUST BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO US AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MAINTAIN WHAT IS MOST VALUABLE IN OUR LIVES. MATERIAL THINGS MAY DISTRACT US, LEADING US TO FORGET TO TAKE CARE OF BOTH OUR MIND + BODY.

OUR MINDS, TOO, MUST BE FED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WE INVEST OUR TIME IN ARE "HEALTHY" FOR US AS WELL.

WE CAN GET DISTRACTED BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF HAPPINESS WE HAVE WITH SOMEONE.

BECAUSE ANOTHER PERSON'S DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS BEING ACCOMPLISHED SHOULD NOT BE THE ATTENTION OR MOTIVATION THAT KEEP US FOCUSED IN OUR OWN GOALS.

PAY close ATTENTION TO WHAT + WHO + how YOU SEE YOURSELF TO BE IN this LIFEtime AND YOU MAY MEET YOUR OWN expectations IN rapid ABUNDANCE! 

 

DON'T FORGET YOUR INTENTION. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

 

HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF LIKE NOBODY ELSE HAS CONFIDENCE IN  YOU!

DON'T GET ME WRONG, IT IS QUITE RECONFIRMING AND BOOSTING WHEN YOU HEAR POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS.

NO JUDGEMENT HERE.

have FRIENDs WHO CAN BE HONEST, RESPECTFUL AND LOVING ALL AT ONCE

 

AS MUCH AS WE PUT INTENTION (AND ATTENTION) INTO SUPPORTING OTHERS, WE MUST BE SURE TO DO THE SAME FOR OURSELVES, IF NOT MORE!

 

INVEST IN YOURSELF.

LEARN TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR INTERACTIONS AND ENCOUNTERS MAY BENEFIT YOU AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE.

THIS IS NOT A SELFISH GESTURE AS LONG AS YOUR INTENTIONS ARE TRUE.. REMEMBER?

WE GET THE BEST OUT OF LIFE IN PRACTICING THESE HABITS DAILY.

WITH ANYTHING, THE INITIAL STAGES MAY BE CHALLENGING. THOUGH WITH CONSISTENCY AND SINCERITY, IT WILL BE EFFORTLESS!

MOST IMPORTANTLY, LET US BE SURE TO USE OUR INTENTION AS A GUIDE TO ANY BETTER DIRECTION, WE MAY NOT ALWAYS GET IT ON THE FIRST TRY.

BE FLEXIBLE.