So, here we are, poised at the start of another New Year! I can hardly believe how quickly the last one flew by. I suppose it really is true that the older we get, the faster time seems to pass. Or is this speeding up of time something we’re all experiencing, young and old, as our world and our Universe continue to change and evolve? There are some who postulate that time exists for us as a spiral with time moving faster and faster the closer we get to the center. If this truly is the case, would that mean that at some point, time will simply spin itself out and we’ll all find ourselves in another dimension where time no longer exists, where we no longer have to worry about running out of time? It certainly is an intriguing idea for the future, but for now, like it or not, in everything we do time is our constant companion, the ticking of the clock an ever- present reminder that we need to work as hard as we can to squeeze as much as we can into each 24 hour day. I don’t know about you but for me, this makes the idea of setting New Year’s Intentions a real necessity. Yes, that’s right, I said New Year’s intentions not resolutions. Why the change in terms, you ask? Why break with tradition? Well, if we look to the dictionary, a resolution is defined as “a firm decision to do or not do something,” meaning it’s a black and white issue…win or lose. You either lose the weight or you don’t, you either stop smoking or you don’t, you either end that unrewarding job or abusive relationship or you don’t. By definition, making a resolution seems to imply that the instant we step off the path, the instant we don’t do the something we resolved to do, the resolution is finished. Over. We’ve failed. An intention, on the other hand, is defined as “a thing intended, an aim or a plan”…a way of simply setting ourselves in a new direction. Unlike when we make a resolution, setting an intention seems to imply that even if we stray from our path a bit here and there (we eat that piece of cake or smoke that cigarette, fall back into the arms of our cheating lover), we can still keep heading in the new direction we’ve set for ourselves, aiming for our goal. We haven’t lost the game completely as is so often how we feel when we fail to meet the stringent demands of our resolutions. (Darn it all, I ate that piece of cake. Now I’ll never lose weight. I give up.) With an intention, there is no black or white, no win or lose scenario to throw us completely off course. If we stray, we simply brush ourselves off, take a deep breath and start heading down our path again. Our intention is still there, intact and perhaps even stronger than before because we’ve been able to learn something about ourselves. We’ve been able to learn what it is that made us stray from our path and lose sight of our intentions. Let’s face it, most of the changes we seek to make in our lives aren’t things that can be accomplished in a single step. (I resolve to eat only healthy foods.) They require a series of inner changes that take time and effort as well as forgiveness and compassion to bring to fruition. Much more flexible than your typical New Year’s Resolution, a New Year’s Intention offers not one but many paths to keep us moving toward our goals and, at the same time, keep us learning about ourselves. I find it intriguing that along with being defined as an “aim or plan” an intention is also sometimes defined as “the healing process of a wound.” That’s right, the healing process of a wound. If you’re like me, I’m sure you’ve discovered over the years that many of the things we struggle to change within ourselves, the habits we try to break, are often the result of some kind of past or current wounding. Perhaps we’re eating too much (or too little) because we’ve lost someone dear to us, or maybe because we’ve been abused or assaulted, emotionally, physically or sexually. Perhaps we’re smoking because of the bullying we experienced as children, episodes of playground cruelty that we haven’t yet been able to heal from. Whatever the event that first triggered our less than healthy habits, if we approach the changes we want to make in our lives with a sense of honesty and compassion, we might just find that the intentions we set for the New Year really do have the power to not only help us change but to help us heal as well. So, you’ve put the holiday decorations away. You’ve changed your calendar and turned a page in your journal. Time’s a’wasting…are you ready to start setting your New Year’s Intentions?
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