Living intentionally. What does that mean? It means much more than intending to keep on breathing for another day, although that in itself is a great intention! Highly recommended! What I’m actually talking about is being in touch with yourself; your thoughts, your dreams and desires, and breathing life into those dreams and desires on purpose. With intention.

I am SO guilty of getting SO busy that I don’t check in with myself to see if I am currently working towards living the life I want to be living. Sometimes life is busy, and we may even be busy doing things that are good and worthy and that we love, but are these things what we should be focusing on right now? I am nearly swamped with publishing and web design work at the moment, which is really an awesome thing! It’s what I have been working towards for some time now. But when I let myself have a few moments to let the brain wander where it wants to, it tells me, hey Dawn, we need a day off! What I want need is a day to curl up on the couch with a fuzzy blanket and a book, or a movie, and just RELAX. So now, I’m rearranging my schedule to allow for that, and to keep space open for just kicking back and spending time with the people I love.

Well Dawn, it’s not like that was an earth shattering insight or anything. No, it’s not. But even being someone who is kind of ‘woke’, I still get sucked into the grind of working too hard or too much. Building businesses is a great thing to be able to do. Working for a great agency that supports people is a great thing to be able to do. But when all is said and done, I’m replaceable as a secretary, a web designer and a publisher. At home, I’m not. I’m an original, as are you! I am pretty sure my hubby would have a hard time replacing his chatty little weirdo wife whom he finds horribly adorable (and at times, adorably horrible). I guess what I’m trying to say is, be careful what you wish for, as you just might get it! So don’t forget to wish for the non-work related things that truly make you happy while you’re busy creating your dream job or your empire or whatever it is that you have set as your intention to do. We are so ingrained to work hard and make money, but it is generally the relationships in life that bring the biggest blessings.

So, while you are intending to better at something, or to be rich, or famous, don’t forget to intend to be happy with your family and friends. Tis a worthy quest!