Intentions 2013

Lately, I have been thinking about what goals I want to achieve this year and in the future. At the new year, I thought about setting resolutions, but who am I kidding, resolutions never actually workout; at least, they typically don't for me. Last week, while perusing through The Everygirl (one of my favorite sites that I read fairly regularly), I came across one of their features, "Living Well: Ditching Traditional New Years Resolutions." The post was by Jess Lively, another blogger whose blog I also visit pretty frequently. Basically, the point of the post was to introduce the process of living a life with intention. 

What is an intention? How is it different from a resolution? Well, as the post describes, resolutions are so quantitative. I will work out 5 times a week, for 60 minutes, and I will loose 40 pounds in 6 months. Because the goal is so specific, not only is it prone to failure, if/when you don't stick to it, you feel a sense of defeat, which causes a loss in motivation and eventually failure in succeeding with that resolution.

So, the idea behind intentions is to create goals that require an ongoing effort. Life is constantly changing and moving forward, but not necessarily in one, strict direction. So why set goals that are so rigid. Rather, set no specific time limit to achieve the goal, set goals that are flexible and attainable over time. So that when you stray from the intention one day (or in my case 2 or 3), you don't completely feel down on myself. You simply say, that's okay, tomorrow I will pick up where I left off. As you work to accomplish these intentions- there may be setbacks, but you've got to keep going.

Jess Lively's posts gives a few things to remember:
1. You will stumble
2. There will be deviations
3. Incremental progress is still progress: my favorite and something we should all try to remember.

So with that, I stop here. I've been thinking about what my intentions for 2013 and after will be. I have a few things and I will definitely share it with you soon!

For now, share with me your intentions!

Rosa