The Art of Being




What you intend is what you become

If you were to think of the span of your life as a journey, how happy, how fulfilled, how peaceful would you be at this particular point in your life?

Is it possible that, as Gary Zukav says, our intentions shape our experiences, which, at the end of the day, comprise the sum of our time spent on the planet? Is it really plausible that what we intend, we become?

Opening our minds to this question has profound implications because it beckons us to consider how conscious (or not) our intentions for the life we are living have been. We play a crucial part in determining where the journey of our life will take us in the future.

In other words, irrespective of the current state of our life, we can meet the new day with immense optimism by embracing the fact that our future is shaped by our deepest, consciously made, intentions.

Every choice we make announces our intention to the universe about what we desire and puts energy in motion to make it so.

The definition of intent: “An aspiration to do something on purpose with an objective goal or target in mind; by design.” Whether we are aware of it or not, we each live by intention.

Our intentions—high or base, conscious or unconscious—are always being served.

If we find our lives to be “off course,” it is only through the process of becoming consciously aware of self that we can begin to challenge and change the compass coordinates set for our journey thus far.

Awakening to our spiritual nature gives us access to the wisdom of the soul, which, as Zukav points out, brings us into alignment with our soul’s desire.

It is comforting to remember that the intentions of the soul are always for our highest good through the actualization and application of love and compassion in our daily lives.

How conscious are the choices you have been making? Are they propelled by the light, wisdom and energy of love and compassion or by something of a lower, more base vibration, where the ego quietly lingers in the shadows?

In other words, are your intentions arising from the infinite depths of your soul or from the shallows of a reactive mind operating just under the radar of the fully aware self?

It’s easy to discern. Just witness your feeling nature as you ask yourself these questions.

Are my daily choices driven by unconscious habits, fears, doubts and insecurities or by love and trust?

Do my choices incorporate harmony, sharing, cooperation and reverence for life?

Do my choices create authentic power within or do they cause me to look to other people and external things for my power, purpose and direction?

Do my choices include intentions that honor my body, my relationships, my world and, most importantly, my own soul?

The essence of these questions comes from Zukav’s “The Seat of the Soul.” I encourage you to read it. That action alone will demonstrate a conscious intention to honor your soul’s desire.

I’ve read this book a dozen times over the past quartercentury and each time I garnered another gem or two that enriched my life immensely.

You really are on a journey of a lifetime. The rule of the road is to mindfully pay attention to your intentions. Know that where your life is headed now is not predestined by where it has been. You have a choice.

Remember that your authentic power comes from energy that is formed by your soul. Take time to plumb the depths of your innermost being and listen carefully to the wisdom therein, for what you intend today is what you shall become tomorrow.

May your journey be a sacred one, where the intentions of your deepest self rise and commingle with your daily doing, serving as the compass that points the way to the life you truly deserve.

Copyright 2014—New Reality Presentations. Dennis Merritt Jones is a local spiritual mentor, keynote speaker and author. Visit www.DennisMerrittJones.com.



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