Everything Starts By Being INTENTIONAL

 

Everything Starts By Being INTENTIONAL.  Dating. Walking.  Working out.  Watching a movie at home.  Shopping.  Meal prepping.  Even playing trivia.  Making coffee.  Consuming alcohol.  Journalling.  Even scrolling endlessly & tirelessly in social media.  All these have one thing in common.  They are all INTENTIONAL.  Hardly an accident OR a random thing suddenly popping up.  On the other hand, these days, think of how natural it is to pick up your phone WHEN we're bored.  Alas, in this world we live now, we tend to live in our heads and go on autopilot, WHICH is perfectly ok and natural BUT that 'INTENTIONALITY' gets us out of that and into our own present moment.  In fact, being INTENTIONAL is the most known open secret in our everyday lives

Verily true, these days, you CAN'T scroll on Twitter or TikTok without being spammed with 'INTENTIONAL LIVING posts.  LIKE, yeah we all want to live full, productive and meaningful lives BUT HOW does being INTENTIONAL help us reach our own goals, OR better still, WHAT does being INTENTIONAL really mean to us?  YES, being INTENTIONAL means living with purpose and making deliberate choices that align with our values and goals.  As the psychologists say, it's all about being 'MINDFUL' a.k.a. 'self-aware'.  True, this is easier said than done as practising INTENTIONALITY sounds easy.  And to some extent it is BUT many times, it's NOT that easy as things get complicated and sometimes convoluted WHEN various variables are added in a very fluid equation.  Dilemma, there is NO concrete equation like it is in mathematics, right???

Let's think of INTENTIONALITY as being in the driver's seat of our life.  WHICH means, we're in control of our own self and even our destination.  And WHEN we live INTENTIONALLY, we would then very clearly understand WHAT we want to achieve and including the underlying reasons as to WHY we're going for it.  In the simplest layman's words, instead of just reacting OR making quick, random or impulsive choices OR decisions, we would take time and exert effort to think carefully and choose the actions that would match our goals and even values.  That's WHY often we would hear decision-makers preaching that they need to come up with an INFORMED decision😀😀😀

SO HOW can be INTENTIONAL in life?  WHILE it is all fine and dandy to know the benefits of being INTENTIONAL, that alone DOESN'T translate to actions.  Looking back, at some point, I did realize that I was NOT that INTENTIONAL enough on a consistent basis.  NOT until WHEN I grabbed my journal and started off my planning from thereof.  Oh, I almost missed out one key lesson I learned.  That's setting boundaries that are firm and consistent enough.  That enabled me to apportion my time and efforts only for the pursuits that were part of my INTENTIONALITY💧💧💧

Our takeaway:  BTW, let us NOT miss out being INTENTIONAL in our relationships because INTENTIONALITY is NOT limited to one self.  It cuts across relationships, regardless if it's familial, work, business OR romantic ones.  And I recall one expert preaching that one can be more INTENTIONAL in relationships by focusing on WHAT types of relationships work best for you, HOW much time we wish to spend with others, and recognize that sometimes it is best to leave a relationship of any kind if it has run its course and you've outgrown it.  In a nutshell, to be INTENTIONAL is all-encompassing at it permeates our various facets in life.  YES dude, EVERYTHING STARTS BY BEING INTENTIONAL💥💥💥