On Intentions

On « Intentions ». 🐠🐬🐙
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That time of the year when we ritualise our introspections and dreams.
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That time of the year when we get to actually continue what we have been marinating with.
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New Year? New?
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Nothing is ever really new, but rather the continuum of everything that has been in movement and that is ready to continue moving.
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Time and calendars are human made concepts, and so are these annual rituals….like any celebration we, humans, have created. We place magic and attention where we feel the need…and that attention can unfold as an intention.
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Coming from a longing, a desire (the yogis call it « Iccha ») our intentions are shaped.
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Like everything else, intentions are in constant movement.
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Let’s be mindful not to get stuck in any of them…and flow like everything else, with the happenings of (our) Life.
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If helpful of course, we keep any ritual, including the annual intentions…but no pressure, i want to say: no pressure. My dream is make our daily life as an opportunity for an ongoing portal of intentions.
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I often wondered why we only wished each other once year to have a « happy new year »? How about if we were to wish each other to continue unfolding ourselves into ourselves.? How about wishing each other every day to be happy and healthy? How about wishing regularly the world to be in a healthier place? How about dreaming for all beings to be free every day and keep flagging and screaming at times when we see injustices next or far from us?
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How about if our yearly intentions were daily intentions? Intentions which are ready to shift constantly, like you?
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My wish for you, for me, is to carry on actually…to carry on…
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Floating into the world of our paradoxes the best we can, into a world we do not always understand or fit, navigating with what is « here » whether we like it or not, placing actions for the collective good (that includes oneself) whenever we can, having the courage to say no, even a yes to a no, and claiming our space of Being.
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My wish for myself is just to continue that, my own process of living…As simple as it seems. C’est tout. 🫶❤️✌️