Intention

 Our intention creates our reality    Wayne Dyer

I do believe that intention creates our reality in the sense that we need to know why we do the things that we do.  Are actions and decisions out of ego, to fit into society or what we really want? When we don't take the time to ascertain our intentions, we are at risk of following the crowd or worse... being listless, numb and stuck. 

I have not always taken the time to review my intentions during my life.  I wish I would have, perhaps I would have made better decisions and avoided some of the messiness.  Woulda Coulda Shoulda.  

I would like to try to explore intention as part of aging well. 

What is my intention in doing this blog?  First, it is just for me. I am not publishing it, but I do have the vague idea that perhaps someday I could print it out and make it into a book for my children and grandchildren and just maybe they get a little bit of wisdom out of it. My primary intention is for it to be a record of my rational for doing the things that I do.  A record of my consciousness.

I write/journal all of the time.  Journaling is a thought dump that I do to purge myself of the garbage in my head or sort out my thoughts.  I would like this blog to be a record of my presorted thoughts and intentions. To be a record of things I'm trying, paths I am willing to explore and if it works or not and if I am able to stay on the path. I want this blog to be a record of my thought process involved in making decisions, the rationale behind those decisions and affirming that the decisions are aligned with my values.  I am notorious for starting self-improvement plans and not following through.  I don't really look at this blog as self-improvement.  It's more of a way of living.  How I want to live now that I have the time to think about it and be intentional. I want to age well and by that, I mean be a person who is wise, thoughtful, positive, seeks the good, understands the bad and who lives with enthusiasm.  A non-complainer that made the best out of life, loved the good and learned from the bad.  This blog will be my record of my seeking out ways to be that person-what worked, what didn't.

If I can get very clear on my intention for my actions, why I do the things I do, I believe it will lend itself to authenticity and minimize disappointment and dissatisfaction at the same time.  Intention is clarity, clarity is meaning, meaning is purpose, purpose if a gift.

Aging Well

1.  Gratitude

2.  Intention

Interesting that neither of the above are related to physical health they are ways of thinking and being attentive that I will be able to do the rest of my life regardless of my health status.  That's a good thing. I wonder what else I will discover.