Having A Daily Intention

Do you awake each day and remind yourself how you want to live that day? With all the unrest of this time, getting clear in myself and not lost in all the blame and distrust feels more necessary. I would like to stop and take that time. It's not a lot of time. It's a pause to remember. To get clarity. Meditation is also a pause, a way of stopping the habitual, resetting, slowing down, and getting connected. But lately, I have been wanting to have something I say that captures what I really want to bring into each day. My gift to you this week is just that -- in a recording, as well as an invitation. 

Today, I have uploaded a daily intention meditation that, should the words speak to you, you can play for yourself at the start of the day. I suggest closing your eyes and feeling yourself breathe as you listen. And because these are my words and my intentions, you may find that you have different wordings and intentions, and so, I welcome you to write your own and to go so far as to record them so you can play it back to yourself each day. It doesn't have to be fancy. You could simply use the voice recorder on your phone. Talk slowly and genuinely and feel what it is you are saying so that when you play it back, it feels true and meaningful. Welcome your own insight and care, or feel free to simply use what I have made. I've been listening to it and following it with a period of meditation.

Our intentions set everything in motion. They can set peace, love, and inspiration in motion or their opposites. It is easy to feel launched into our day without taking a moment to recognize that we can be purposeful in how we meet it right from the start. How does it sound to you to connect to what you value before you are faced with the "full catastrophe" each day? Let me know what you think, and/or please share what yours are. I am happy to receive them. Click the button below to listen to the meditation. It should be available on the Insight Timer app in a few days. Or go directly to Soundcloud.

For those of you observing Yom Kippur, I wish you a meaningful holiday and an easy fast.

Jean