Monthly Intentions: ~Create~
Many Decembers ago, I started picking a word for the year ahead instead of making resolutions. I'm pretty goal oriented, but I enjoyed setting a single word or phrase as a guiding intention for the year. It's easy to hold that as a feeling or value I want to hold tightly and help make decisions through the upcoming months.
Then I hit The Spring of 2018. Phew. Let's just say it's been a ride since then, ok?
Coming out of that now, my decision-making process is shaky, and I feel like I've hit a lot of transitions on a lot of different fronts in my life. Every month, every week, every DAY brought new challenges, and I was exhausted and ill-equipped to roll with the changes. So I went back to what I knew. I picked a word, not for the year, but for the week. I started with Breathe, because yes, I needed to get that fucking basic. And it helped. That week, I focused on my breath. I would breathe through rough moments. I took deep breaths before I had to make decisions. It was a start.
I changed my word for a few weeks, while I dealt with upheaval and anxiety. Then, as I hit August, I finally felt ready to settle in and focus on the whole month, rather than week to week. So I picked a word for August: Create.
It isn't groundbreaking. It isn't snazzy or sexy. But it fits the stage and what I want to do in this moment in my life. It fits where I'm at and where I want to put my energy. Here are some areas I'm going to be using my intention to CREATE this month:
Do you have a word or intention for the year or for August? Thinking of creating one for the month or maybe for autumn? Leave a comment and share yours so we can all support each other!
Then I hit The Spring of 2018. Phew. Let's just say it's been a ride since then, ok?
Coming out of that now, my decision-making process is shaky, and I feel like I've hit a lot of transitions on a lot of different fronts in my life. Every month, every week, every DAY brought new challenges, and I was exhausted and ill-equipped to roll with the changes. So I went back to what I knew. I picked a word, not for the year, but for the week. I started with Breathe, because yes, I needed to get that fucking basic. And it helped. That week, I focused on my breath. I would breathe through rough moments. I took deep breaths before I had to make decisions. It was a start.
I changed my word for a few weeks, while I dealt with upheaval and anxiety. Then, as I hit August, I finally felt ready to settle in and focus on the whole month, rather than week to week. So I picked a word for August: Create.
It isn't groundbreaking. It isn't snazzy or sexy. But it fits the stage and what I want to do in this moment in my life. It fits where I'm at and where I want to put my energy. Here are some areas I'm going to be using my intention to CREATE this month:
- CREATE Stories - I'm paving new writing paths for myself and playing with new ideas. I'm creating stories for FUN right now, not just because a project is next on the schedule.
- CREATE New Spaces - The kids won't be sharing a room anymore, so I'm helping them create spaces all their own, which is pretty cool (if a little bittersweet).
- CREATE a School Year - Summertime means ordering books and making homeschool plans for the upcoming school year. It might not sound like it, but the possibilities are pretty exciting!
- CREATE Connections - I'm feeling the need to deepen friendships & make new connections this month. Even stating this is a little terrifying, so that's probably a sign that it's much needed.
Do you have a word or intention for the year or for August? Thinking of creating one for the month or maybe for autumn? Leave a comment and share yours so we can all support each other!
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