Living in Intention: Part III Intention for Attraction

The third of the the 3 A's is Intention for Attraction. I'm excited to explore this with you because I believe that this is one of the biggest game changing attitudes of all. When I hear people's stories of triumph and success, it seems like they all have one thing in common. This is the moment in time, an inflection point, when someone decides that they are worthy of everything they want in life. They decide that they are worth it! Once someone believes this, they begin to think like a winner, like the writer AND director of their own story. If you have not read Part I or Part II, pease check those out first. I'll still be here!

Fair warning, when you start to think like a winner, you will live more dangerously! This change of thought takes us from fearing failure to deciding that failure is worth it, failure is better than staying still. For me, the fear of failure hasn't just kept me from trying new things, but I believe that it has also kept me from dreaming all together. When was the last time you really let yourself dream?

By my mid twenties I had clocked in 5 years at a highly respected health club as a well respected personal trainer and group fitness instructor. Although I was making an impact and feeling proud of my contribution to people's lives, I knew that I wasn't meeting my potential.  I was starving for the freedom to explore my gifts and creativity outside of those walls. I thank my younger self for taking the risk in quitting that job because everything that has followed has been nothing short of amazing. While I didn't exactly know how things would turn out, I believed that through letting go of my fears, I was creating space for incredible things. I look back and see that decision as one that required incredible faith in myself and it makes me proud.

Believing that you are worth it is in no way self righteous or conceited. I think we have misunderstood ego for a long time. Ego typically isn't the voice asking for more love or more wonderful things. Ego is the voice saying "you aren't as good as he/she" or "you'll never change anyway". While having an ego is an inevitable part of being an autonomous individual, I know personally that I have given my ego too big a voice in my life. If we can quiet the ego, we can see that we are all very similar and connected to one another. We all experience failure, heartbreak, loss, and the spectrum of of human emotions. Why then, do we fight the fear of failure with such vigilance- as if it were something that we weren't supposed to experience? This is operating on ego.

Intention for Attraction is operating on heart power. I find that when I create space in my daily life to feel my desires and daydream, I tap back into that little girl in me saying with all her little heart "I'm going to be a famous singer someday!" When I feel that buzzing energy that says "yes!" I feel motivated and excited and it makes me want more. My yes moments are typically outside in nature, in the ocean or on my yoga mat. 

Learn what turns you on and live in that desire. Like attracts like. Love attracts love. Peace attracts peace.

What do you want to attract more of in your life? Try the journaling and yoga techniques below to explore and elevate your heart voice!

Journal Exercise: Smile, Say Thank you and Ask for More

The craft of writing things down is very telling. It's a chance to be honest and raw with yourself. A reminder that if you are not keen on journaling,  you are invited to tear up the piece of paper afterwards if you like. It is through the process of writing that we gain most of the benefit. With that said, I love to look back every now and then and consider the growth I've gained since then.  It's yours to do whatever you like.
Set a 2 minute timer and start with a blank page. Write about all the things that make you happy. If a specific memory comes up, write the details of that memory.
Set another 2 minute timer and write about all the things you are grateful for. Gratitude connects us to our heart voice and gets us away from our ego voice. Journaling about gratitude could be a daily habit that opens up the dialogue for joy in your life.
Now that you have your heart voice open, with a timer or not, give yourself permission to write out exactly what you want more of in your life. You might ask of these things from a perspective of your personal faith system. Don't be shy with yourself. Nothing is too far out or too ludicrous. Remember you are worth it! I'll share with you something I wrote the last time I did this exercise. I want more bad ass girlfriends in my life- and guess what? The universe more than delivered!

This journaling exercise is designed to up level our thinking and get us tuned into the joy, beauty and blessings in our lives. Revisit this exercise as much as you like, it's an effective way to start thinking like a winner!

Yoga Application:
Try one or a few of these options to connect to your heart meridian and all the gratitude, love and dreams that live there. There are many expressions of heart opening poses in yoga. I encourage you to go to a local class (or mine if you live in Seattle area😉) and explore how you might allow your heart to be the bigger voice on your mat, and slowly that ego will shut down to it's proper place... somewhere in the very back with no microphone.

Upward Facing Dog

Modified lunge with upper back bend

Wheel expression on a wall

When all else fails, simply place your hands over your heart and take some long, slow, deep breaths. It is at your heart center that you connect to your truest form.  💜