What are your intentions...?

[Lil Chris]

I had an idea... An experiment if you will,
I thought it might be inspirational to post your intention, one that you would like to manifest in your life. This can be anything your heart desires... As you read through other peoples intentions, take a second and project the thought "And so it is" for other people's intentions...
I'll start us off...

I see myself having $250,000.00 to purchase outright the reverse 1.5 story ranch house of my dreams called the "Truman" boasting an open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, 2 fireplaces, a floating garage with black and white checkered floor, a large family room with killer home theater, Master suite w/a huge walk-in closet and whirlpool tub... And so it is!

Note: This thread is for intentions only
(See Phrasing your intentions for a discussion about this thread)

[annie]

My manifestion is: "I am an expert in assisting clients in the application of the Law of Attraction."....and so it is!

[Ati]

Great idea, Lil Chris!

Do you think it would be possible to keep a thread purely one on intentions the way you describe, and then perhaps have an accompanying thread in which to talk about phrasing the intentions or other aspects, updates etc.?

Seems if we did that we would really have a "population" of intentions which people want to share....

your thoughts?

Ati

annie I so agree with what you've said here, that would be worth another thread if you'd like to put one up--a conversation about phrasing intentions, the way you've started to talk about....

[Ati]

I have several regular ones. This is THE ONE for this week.

Context: I'm taking a National Board Examination on Thursday which cost me $850 to take. It's an extra to what I do professionally but important to some schemes I've got rolling around my head for the future.

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In an easy and relaxed manner
In a healthy and positive way
For the highest good of all
In its own perfect time, with its own perfect timing
In good faith and in good humor

I intend active, interesting, clinically useful and great feeling study time throughout this week, followed by a good feeling, focused, and confident experience taking the exam answering questions correctly for a strong passing score.

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If anyone has ideas, opinions, questions etc. I'm wide open to hear your thoughts and ideas.

I'd like to think we'll put things in here that we are happy to share.
It may be good for people to note that they are open to feedback, unless we want to assume that anyone who puts something here is open to feedback on the process.

Your thoughts on that?

Then (I know I'm temporarily varying from this just now), the feedback can go in our Phrasing thread, yes?

[Razo]

It seems good to me!
the only piece of advice i can think of, is that it seems to have a lot of words for somthing that can be described in a lot less. It's great that you're descriptive about it and as long as it goes through your mind extremely easily and fluidly then by all means just leave it as it is.

I feel that when i'm a bit overly descriptive with my intentions it gets in the way slightly of me being able to process the thought thoroughly and easily, especially throughout the day, but that's just me, and you may feel your intention is fine the way it is. its just a thought, goodluck with your studying!

[thadroe]

Hi,

I'll throw mine in here....

I am becoming a success at generating passive income to allow me to break away from being employed.

I am paying off my debt entirely.

I am becoming healthier and healthier every day.

I am pursuing my passion to help others become healthy and protect them from disease.

I am producing my own music for the enjoyment of everyone.

Thad

[Leandro Leme]

I am Awareness.

[RandomJohn]

I am manifesting abundance.

[Velvet]

I feel deeply loved and supported at every moment and I am completely healed emotionally, energetically, and physically.

(And so it is).

[Ati]

I agree Razo, let's try this:

In an easy and relaxed manner,
In a healthy and positive way,
For the highest good of all,
In its own perfect time, with its own perfect timing,
In good faith and in good humor,

I intend focused and effective study throughout this week, and the board examination easily accomplished this Thursday.

(I think you're right, one doesn't have to say everything. Finding just those few words that sets the spiritual neurochemistry into motion is what we're looking for, isn't it?)

Thanks!

Ati

[Ati]

So let's use this thread just the way Lil Chris started us up and the way we've been doing it.

??About responses to people's intentions, shall we choose another particular thread to put those responses in and possibly refer to the intention post we are responding to in the title bar? Or shall we keep our responses in this thread, but pay good attention to keeping them focused? Or other?

Ideas?

[Alex w/Learning Strategie]

Intention like affirmations need to be in the present tense. If you add -ing to the word you're using passive language and a future tense. Pushing what you want to do in front of you like a carrot on a stick making it difficult to reach your intension.

You'll find your intention statements are much more effective if you say them in the present tense.

You might prefer to say I manifest abundance today.

Alex

[Dating Specialist]

I am so excited that I am going to receive at least 20 love stories for my first group writing project on my blog in this coming week that will inspire singles looking for love and rekindle sparks in relationships! So it is!

[Zazoo]

Hello everyone !

I'm french and living in France.
I had recently a job offer in Boston, so...

my intention is: I am making a go of my job interview and I am leaving France to go to Boston! and so it is!

thanks Steve, Erin and everyone

LL
Daniel

[Dave Kaminski]

I'm so excited and grateful now that I own a business that runs profitably and effectively.

[songwriter]

I don't understand this thing of affirmate instead of intend/want...

Or I'll do it my old way...

"I want to be a pro musician with artistic freedom"
"I want to have a good love relationship"

Originally Posted by songwriter

I don't understand this thing of affirmate instead of intend/want...

Or I'll do it my old way...

"I want to be a pro musician with artistic freedom"
"I want to have a good love relationship"

Now I see what you mean by this different technique... mmm... I don't know if I'll be smart enough to fool myself but here I go:

"I am a pro musician with artistic freedom, and so it is"
"I am a person who has a good love relationship, and so it is"

I called this technique "Pretending is creating" a long time ago, but I stopped doing it. I'll give it another try.

[Ati]

Originally Posted by Zazoo

Hello everyone !

I'm french and living in France.
I had recently a job offer in Boston, so...

my intention is: I am making a go of my job interview and I am leaving France to go to Boston! and so it is!

thanks Steve, Erin and everyone

LL
Daniel

Congratulations and all best to you!!! Relocating seems so often fruit for change, may yours be very very good for you ! Do keep us posted

Originally Posted by Ati

Congratulations and all best to you!!! Relocating seems so often fruit for change, may yours be very very good for you ! Do keep us posted

Also, maybe have a look on the Local Groups board. I don't remember but there might well be a group there from Boston.....or you might start one if there's not..

Originally Posted by songwriter

Now I see what you mean by this different technique... mmm... I don't know if I'll be smart enough to fool myself but here I go:

"I am a pro musician with artistic freedom, and so it is"
"I am a person who has a good love relationship, and so it is"

I called this technique "Pretending is creating" a long time ago, but I stopped doing it. I'll give it another try.

Great songwriter! (See, you must be a great songwriter, I just wrote that ....and most probably you are!)

Anyway, yes do give this a try and it looks like you've been reading in what's been written about this idea, both here and in Steve's blog for starters. There is the notion that if we insert doubt into our thoughts, it comes out in what we do, how we respond to things, what we notice around us.

I've noticed that sometimes I'll start out with something that sounds one way and as I work with that every day, I just find another step, a refinement of the original.

So...since I am a musician as well, I'll tell you what FOR ME might be a next step developing from "I am a pro musician with artistic freedom, and so it is" ... just as an example.

Let's see...."I play my music with great inner freedom" for one, and maybe "I notice increasingly how the freedom in my music reaches out to others"

I guess the idea here is to translate what has seemed to you as "pretending" (I can understand that), into points of view, perspectives and actions which are useful to you.

all best!

[songwriter]

Originally Posted by Ati

Great songwriter! (See, you must be a great songwriter, I just wrote that ....and most probably you are!)

Anyway, yes do give this a try and it looks like you've been reading in what's been written about this idea, both here and in Steve's blog for starters. There is the notion that if we insert doubt into our thoughts, it comes out in what we do, how we respond to things, what we notice around us.

I've noticed that sometimes I'll start out with something that sounds one way and as I work with that every day, I just find another step, a refinement of the original.

So...since I am a musician as well, I'll tell you what FOR ME might be a next step developing from "I am a pro musician with artistic freedom, and so it is" ... just as an example.

Let's see...."I play my music with great inner freedom" for one, and maybe "I notice increasingly how the freedom in my music reaches out to others"

I guess the idea here is to translate what has seemed to you as "pretending" (I can understand that), into points of view, perspectives and actions which are useful to you.

all best!

Hey I'm back from some time experience with the "I Am". Just when I thought for the first time of it I had a kind of "deja vu", I mean I felt what I felt some years ago, that made stop that technique. A kind of mix arrogance ("I am!", and reaffirmation... "I am!").
I don't like the "I am" (for me was "Pretending is Creating" when I elaborated that theory years ago). It may be useful for others though. I prefer to have the doubt, even if it's less powerful.

Maybe there is a problem with language translation from English to Spanish.
I want in English is "Yo quiero" or "Quiero" in Spanish.
There's a saying: "We only want what we don't have". If you think that's 100% true... the I Want is different to the "Yo quiero". In Spanish our "Want" doesn't mean neccesarily you don't have a thing if you want it.
I mean, I want somethings that already have or that I already am. I don't want them to go away... I want them so. "I want" in Spanish can mean two things:
-I wish to have a thing I don't have
-I wish to have a thing and I already have.

To avoid misunderstandings, I'll definitely write down my intention in Spanish, but they are the same that the first ones written in English with the "I want" technique. I mentally cancel the previous ones.

"-Quiero tener una relación amorosa buena
-Quiero ser un músico profesional con libertad artística"

Obviously the universal consciousness knows all the languages.

[Ati]

Ah... I see that! I know this much about Spanish that yo quiero can mean the feeling you have about something you have as much as about something you don't have.

Interesting!

I think it is important for each person to find a way that works best for that person in these things, just like in life itself.

It's interesting to compare notes but I can see that it's easy to get stuck on things being "right" or "wrong", rather than "working for me" or not.

You write in English very clearly...except for your signature, I would not have guessed that English is a second language for you.

Still what you bring up here about "yo quiero" is really important and a subtle distinction that makes a lot of what you have been saying much more understandable! "Yo Quiero" also means "I love", correct?

So that would bring us right back to "I am excited or happy that......is true"

[Zazoo]

Originally Posted by Ati

Also, maybe have a look on the Local Groups board. I don't remember but there might well be a group there from Boston.....or you might start one if there's not..

Thanks a lot!!! I'm sorry, my english is not so good so... can you explain me what is Local Groups board and where I can find it?

Maybe I could ask you (all the readers of this entry) to have an intention for me :
Daniel is succeeding his job interview for this Boston's position, and so it is!

(the interview is happening on November the 17th - 11:00, Paris time -).

Thanks again to all!

LL
Daniel

[songwriter]

Originally Posted by Ati

Still what you bring up here about "yo quiero" is really important and a subtle distinction that makes a lot of what you have been saying much more understandable! "Yo Quiero" also means "I love", correct?

So that would bring us right back to "I am excited or happy that......is true"

Yeah, "yo quiero" is also "I love" . When phrasing the intentions everyone should consider their languages and what works or not for him/her.

I started my "(Yo) quiero" in 1999 or so. I haven't read any book of personal development or intention/manifestation information. Like in music, I'm very self-taught.

English is my third language really, after Spanish and Catalonian.

[Ati]

Originally Posted by Zazoo

Thanks a lot!!! I'm sorry, my english is not so good so... can you explain me what is Local Groups board and where I can find it?

Daniel, go to the beginning of this forum by hitting Personal Development for Smart People Forums and you'll see a list of groups like ours. A few below ours is called Local Groups, and there you are!