Youtubing around for videos on how to clean stainless steel pans—sorry, honey—I just kind of happened to click on over to Oddly Satisfying videos… and then the new Walgreens commercial popped up on “The Day His Heart Stopped”.
Now, like any sane person, I normally stare pleadingly at the “You can skip to video in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1” button when those ads pop up. But, not being immune to sentimentality, I let this ad run. In it, a woman told the story about how her new husband’s heart stopped during his morning run—thankfully, he survived. The video ended with her saying that she sets her intention every morning.
There’s nothing that someone with ADHD likes more than something new to click on, and there’s nothing I need more than structure in my life. So I immediately google “how to set my intentions for the day”.
First link: “50+ intention ideas“—whoa, way too many!
The second link looks better: “10 intentions to set for your most authentic life“. Cool! It’s a highly readable page, plus—scrolling immediately to the second screen to see how long it is—there’s a list of those 10 intentions! I can manage 10 ideas, especially because I’ve already decided to choose one of these to start on Right Away!!!
Click….
- I intend to manifest happiness naturally.
This one’s so not me that I have no idea what it means. How does one “manifest happiness”? By being happy? By deciding to be happy, whether you are or not? Skip.
- I intend to respond first, and then react.
Not sure what this one means, either. The only interpretation I can come up with is being civil (responding) to someone who’s ridiculously provoking me and then fuming (reacting) on my own, later on. Not sure what this one does, as I’ve learned through the years to keep a civil tongue in my head.
- I intend to witness Divinity in everyone.
Ah, this one is more like it. I’d had this practice a while ago, then I kind of forgot about it. Because did I mention ADHD? I’d like to start remembering this Right Away. But that’s an old intention, and I need A New One.
- I intend to lead by example.
I don’t think I lead anyone. So I can live on the shoulders of example giants all I want, but who the hell cares besides my family and friends—and I have more friends nowadays, thanks to witnessing Divinity in everyone.
- I intend to be open to success and abundance.
This one makes me uncomfortable. “You’ve never had success”, the voice in my head says. “What makes you think you deserve abundance?” Okay, so This Is the Right One for Right Now.
I glance at the other intentions, but none of them has as much impact as “I intend to be open to success and abundance”. There, I wrote it again so that I can start owning it.
Actually, I don’t like it. Natch, I disagree with the wording, not the intention itself. The “intend to” strikes me as a weasel word—something you say when you don’t really mean it; a loophole.
Instead, my intention is that “I am open to success and abundance”. And I will remind myself that “I witness Divinity in everyone”.
No weaseling out.
Now, on to a day of “washee, cookee, cleanee”, as my Nona used to say, and of being open to success and abundance.
Live Right, Now 