“Now that you’ve reached your goal, what are you going to do?”

“I’m going to enjoy it for one week, and then decide on another goal.”

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Goal setting, or “planting beacons” is not so much about the accomplishment, but rather, about giving direction when it is needed.

Sometimes, it’s okay to be “directionless.”   However, too much “wandering around” can uncover a bigger issue.  That issue might be one of living without intent.

When we live without intent, we simply float along the river of the universe, including the river of society.  We are easy-going, which can be a very good thing, but we also might not be intentional with our actions.  When we are not intentional with our actions, that allows for the intentions of others to dictate your outcome.

Think about going to someone’s house for dinner.  They will determine the menu, what there is to drink, etc.   That is all good, for you are intentionally deciding to eat dinner at a friend’s house, and you know what to expect.

However, let’s suppose you are making your own dinner, but you did not choose what it is you want to cook.  Sure, you went to the store, and items appeared in your cart, without you really thinking about them.  Those items, might have been carefully placed on the “end caps” of the aisles.  You may have seen those items over and over again in advertisements.  You really don’t know why you purchased them, but here they are on your dinner plate.  That is living without intent.

However, if you decide that the items on the ends of the aisles in perfect view is not what you are looking for, you will take the time to search for the items that you want.  Maybe you are looking for healthy things to eat and drink, causing you to go to different stores. The search continues until you find something that satisfies your requirement for healthy eating.  Now, you are living with intent.

The same is true of conversation.  When you get together with another person , say a good friend, the conversation sways back and forth between you and your friend.   A thought might pop into your head that you would like to discuss.  However, there are times when you are not able to, or have no desire to discuss the things that you wanted to discuss.   In these cases, it might be difficult to be intentional.  Sometimes, we need to let go of our “intentions” and “let be.”

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Living with intention can be a fine line.  Sometimes, we need to intentional choose the people, events and things that we would like in our lives, and other times we need to let go.  The key is in finding that balance so that we can live with intention, while allowing for the spontaneity of the universe!

Written, Thu, Jan 21, 2016 8:08 – 8:17 AM MST