It seems I just can’t stop writing about intentions! More just keeps coming up on the topic … not surprising, I suppose, given that intentions are the basis of the conscious creation process.

Usually, when we announce our intentions to the Universe, doors of opportunity will begin to open. We will receive intuitive nudges towards their path of manifestation – of course, whether we choose to act on those nudges or walk through those doors remains up to us. But intentions set energies in motion … unless we set intentions that are considered immediately available by the spiritual realm.

I’m talking about intentions such as: “I feel a greater degree of joy and happiness” or “I feel more connected to Spirit.” The Universe responds with a resounding “Yes!!!” to these intentions … and nothing much happens.

Let’s take the intention of greater happiness, for example. The Universe, from its infinitely abundant perspective, knows that all vibrations or energetic frequencies are available to us, at all times. Happiness, as Abraham Lincoln said, is a choice. It’s a choice that is completely and utterly available to each of us. You can be anywhere, at any time, and summon within yourself the feeling or vibration of happiness. You may not remember to do that. You may not think you are able to be happy on command. But the Universe sees you as Divine Creator, even if you don’t. The Universe knows that the vibration of happiness is right there within you, ready for you to experience it.

An intention to experience greater happiness creates no noticeable nudges or opportunity – because nudges and opportunity are unnecessary for the experience of greater happiness.

The same goes for a closer connection to Spirit – the Universe will scratch its head over this one, given that we already ARE Spirit, and this experience is available to us in each moment also.

If we are creating intentions around shifting our state of Being … nothing much may happen. That’s because, as Divine Creators, all states of Being are available to us in each and every moment. We may not know that – but the Universe does!

So if our intention centers on experiencing greater happiness or connection to Spirit, we have to go one step further. We have to ask ourselves what our lives would look like – at the third-dimensional level – because of our greater happiness or connection to Spirit. Would we do different work? Would we engage in different activities? Would we create new relationships? How would our physical life circumstances change because of greater happiness or connection to Spirit?

Many of us shy away from grounded, practical intentions. There’s a good reason for that. If we say that we want to experience greater fulfillment in our work, for example, and that would look like creating a thriving business … well, we might actually have to take action. We might have to commit to change!

Sometimes it’s safer to say that we just want to “feel” differently about our lives. We have it backwards. We incarnated into this third-dimensional experience to create third-dimensional circumstances that express our Divinity. We’re not here to simply feel okay (or happy, or fulfilled) about the life circumstances that we find ourselves in. That would be adapting ourselves to our circumstances, rather than creating what serves us.

Have a look at your intentions. Look at how often you bring up how you want to feel, rather than the actual physical circumstances you’d like to create. Commit to intentions that are practical, grounded and describe a new physical reality … and watch doors open. All you have to do is walk through.

Blessings,
Andrea

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