Country Mama
Good intentions. We have these confusing thoughts sometimes. Good intentions whether to act or carry them out. What’s this long-range goal we’ve built up and planned a long time ago? What’s happening now?
We start out by pinning down priorities, don’t we? Either on the day-to-day grind, or of life in general, or of a better future. Right now, we are asleep under that thick woolen, fleece blanket. It’s more comfortable there, isn’t it? Not a care in the immediate world around us.
Yeah, why not?
Lose weight. Stay healthy and strong. Exercise more. Work harder. Earn money. Budget to be debt-free. Spend less. Replenish what was lost from our hard-earned retirement fund because of covid19. Good intentions seem clouded in our minds at the moment, isn’t it?
As you get up early in the morning, do you remember why you carefully thought of intending to wake up early? What was your plan? What was your purpose? What were you thinking of doing yesterday that a loved one might need you today? And tomorrow? And the next…?
Words do have power, whether unto life or death. We know that as a principle. We know that actions of love and understanding last a lifetime to someone. Good intentions that show, “I’m on the same page with you, your dreams, your goals, your struggles, your hopes.” They DO make someone’s day filled with joy and hope.
We can achieve our goals and overcome the poison of self-doubt. There should be no time and space for self-loathing at any time of any day. We can arise and shine early in the morning, prepare to shoulder the burden of our duty. Facing what’s ahead we really don’t want to do.
But please, let’s not press that snooze bar. Get on with our good intentions. We’ll realize how very much we are needed.
We delay our own pleasures for the meantime. We plan a better situation to ensure benefits not only for ourselves but for our loved ones. Build. Tackle that shed. Be and do more fun things with the kids and spouse.
Better yet, do intentional acts of kindness—with sweet smiles from our hearts to theirs. That, I intend to do!
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Question of
Do you make your intentions good?
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Question of
Do your make your good intentions deliberate and proactive?
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Yes
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I have really enjoyed this article. Thank you very much. Beautiful words.
Thank you. I get better in my outlook in life as I get older. I believe most people do, as well. The older, the wiser—the fewer worries (to none) we to care to know and stress about. Haha! 😀
That’s a great article, which I enjoyed reading.
In linking good intentions to love, I might say that:
Good intentions come from burning the fuel of love knowingly, and this allows you to follow love’s plan for your life.
Bad intentions, or not following good intentions, is pouring water onto this energy of love, so you become cold in love, and cold to yourself, doubting that there ever was a power of love within you.
I so much agree. Love. Thank you for the wisdom you added.
Thanks, I was glad to add my ideas to your discussion.
This is good thinking as well as great advice! I have to admit, sometimes I press that button too.
Thank you for coming on. In due time in our lives, we get better at avoiding procrastination.
That’s a really great message!
Thanks for the words of wisdom. Good to see you.
I always practice not to hurt other people.
Me, too. Because I don’t want to get hurt. Not that I will start the fight, though 😀 😀 lol!
the snooze button of life, so much easier to press than to get up and act! I love the thinking, we all struggle with the reality of where we are.
I know. As we get older, we know how it feels to procrastinate, delay and then, suffer because of it in the end. Lol!
I was going to answer your question, but if you don’t mind I am going to put it off until tomorrow 😉
Thought proving write up Country Mama.
Thank you. It’s been brewing in my head for quite a while and I want to achieve much as I grow older.