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Last time we talked about Intention. I gave you some questions to ask yourself so that you can determine if you are acting with intention. Let’s look a little closer at a few of these questions to see how committed you are to your intention.

What do you want to do? What is your desire? When you know what you want to do, then you can ask yourself the next series of questions.

Perhaps you want to have fun. How are you planning to do that? What does it look like? Maybe having fun means travelling the world. To determine how to approach your intention, you need to be committed to that.

There’s a difference between being interested and being committed. When we’re interested we do things when they’re convenient and fit into our lives with little or no changes needed. When we’re committed, we set aside time, we schedule what we want into our lives. Whether that’s time to learn new skills, or simply time to slow down and make time for ourselves, we make it important enough to change our lives to achieve it.

What is your plan? Write down the steps to your plan … you will start to get an idea of the process that will help you get what you desire.

As you write down the steps of your plan, envision what you desire taking place. As you picture the process you’ll notice things that change. Pay attention to what changes, and then work to make those changes in your life. You will see how you will have to shift your inner environment, focus and attention to navigate through the various steps.

You will see how you will need to spend your time and energy. Just as in our outer world we shift our furnishings in our space, now we must shift our inner furnishings to support our intention. This is how we make space in our life for the change we desire. We must make space for the change we desire. To achieve our intentions, we must shift our inner world, our inner feng shui.

Here’s the amazing thing when you begin to live a life more in alignment with your desire and intention, when you slow down and become more aware of that, something magical starts to happen outside. You experience more synchronicity in your life.

Synchronicity is that magical moment when exactly what we want or who we need at that exact time, comes into our life. When we desire opportunity, the opportunity shows up. Synchronicity is always happening in our life. We are generally too busy to notice. When you start to shift into living a life of intention and being more aware of where you are and what you are doing, you also are open to these synchronistic opportunities. You are far more likely to notice them. And when you notice them you are able to take advantage of them.

And when we are thinking about the question what do we want to do with our life, these are big picture thoughts and dreams. Dream big! Think big! And you’ll be big. No one holds you back but you!

To learn more about Being Committed to Your Intention and Inner Feng Shui, check out my latest feng shui podcast, Inner Feng Shui.

© 2010 Harmony Life, LLC by Laurie Bornstein

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Intention is a very important part of aligning your inner and outer feng shui.

Intention is what we want to create, to happen.

For instance, when I put water in my oatmeal and I put it on the stove, my intention is that those two ingredients will combine to make hot cereal. I have a very specific intention. When I plant flower seeds and I water them, my intention is that those seeds will turn into flowers.

If we live a life with intention, and are aware of the specificity of the things we do, the reality and quality of our life begins to change.

Intention builds the roadmap of your experience.

Just as the home begins as an idea in an architect or  builder’s mind and then becomes reality, what you hold with conviction and what you believe to be so will become a reality for you.

When we look at our intention as a foundation, the bones of the structure of our inner world, it begins to make more sense.

So you need to start by clarifying your intention. Ask yourself the following questions to help clarify your intention:

• What do you want to do with your life?
• How do you want to do it?
• How committed are you?
• Do you have a plan?
• An idea of the process?
• What are the steps between now and then?
• If you could be anyone, or do anything, what would be different?
• How would that look?
• What are your dreams?
• Is the life you have gratifying right now?

Answer each question just off the top of your head .. is your intention clear?

To learn more about Intention and Inner Feng Shui, listen to my podcast on Inner Feng Shui here.

© 2010 Harmony Life, LLC by Laurie Bornstein

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE, BLOG OR WEB SITE?

You can, as long as you include the copyright and the following information:

Feng Shui Teacher, Designer and Entrepreneur Laurie Bornstein, is the author and creator of ‘Feng Shui Lifestyle’, her FREE monthly ezine filled with Feng Shui and Lifestyle Marketing articles and tips, empowering and inspiring you to live and work in comfort, balance and harmony.

Visit http://www.harmonylifedesign.com to learn more.