{"id":1369,"date":"2014-10-07T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T17:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2014-10-07T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T17:23:36","slug":"one-perspective-daily-intentions-long-term-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1369","title":{"rendered":"One Perspective: Daily Intentions + Long-Term Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health and happiness can be found living in the present moment.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, we often find our minds wandering into the future or stuck in the past.<\/p>\n<p>I am a very big-picture person; I have an innate desire to understand, Why? That is, how does what-I-do-today relate to who-I-am and my understanding\u00a0of myself and my life, or how do my daily actions relate to my life&#8217;s goals?<\/p>\n<p>For me, once I understand my long-term vision of my life, it becomes easier for me to find ways each day to manifest that vision.<\/p>\n<p>It all starts with a continued practice of understanding who I am, much of which is just learned by living life each day, taking the next step, and paying attention&#8230; being open to change and different perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>It is reinforced by a mindful intention to be aware, to accept what is happening around me, and to adapt with ease and mindful intention to learn and proceed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>It is heightened by my realization that I can&#8217;t control the future and that becoming attached to an outcome might only cause suffering.<\/p>\n<p>It is solidified in the inner-knowing that I am a child of the Universe, alone on the one hand doing the best I can, but intimately connected to, and supported by, everyone and everything around me.<\/p>\n<p>All I can do each day\u00a0is to act in alignment with my long-term vision of\u00a0who I am&#8230; and intentionally bring my presence back to that mindful intention whenever my life&#8217;s experience takes me\u00a0on a different path.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take a mindful step forward each day in an intentional direction, letting go of the last step, and having faith in\u00a0the next step. Walk today towards your dreams of tomorrow&#8230; realizing everything could change tomorrow when you will step\u00a0again. Act out your intentions today, and your dreams for tomorrow will live today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to be good, walk with goodness. If you want to be at peace, walk with a peaceful presence. If you want to feel love, walk with loving-kindness in your heart. If you want to feel inner power, walk with a sense of inner knowing.<\/p>\n<p>Walk your walk. 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