Live with intention
Happy New Year!
I woke up this morning feeling a little blah from too much food and champagne last night (happy new year, indeed), but I forced myself out of bed. I knew that if I got up and started moving I would feel better. Guess what? I was right! I got up, rolled out my yoga mat and stretched a bit, had some breakfast, and then went for a nice long walk.
And it was at the foot of these stairs that it came to me... I want 2020 to be the year I live with intention. Now, what do I mean by that exactly? Let's break it down...
In acting, they tell you to move with intention. If the script says that your character sits, you don't just sit down but figure out why the character is doing that. You make it intentional. In yoga it's the same thing. Instructors will often say to move with intention. Don't just move through the poses because you know you're supposed to, but make it intentional... make it natural for you. Find the flow that feels right for you in that moment. What's right for you may not be right for someone else, but make it count.
This is a long way to say that I want to be intentional with how I spend my time. Yes, spending all day in bed binging some show is fun, but it's actually more draining than getting up and doing something. Every day doesn't have to be some big adventure, but I don't want to waste the time that I have. If my body is telling me, "hey, slow it down a bit and take a breath," then I know I need a lazy day, but I don't want to spend every free day just sitting around. I want to write, read, explore more... I want to live more.
The last 2 years have been about rebuilding my life from scratch and finding what I need to make myself happy. Now that I have this life, I want to make the most of it. I want to continue to put my past behind me and find more things I love. I know that I'll still fall into depression because that's just part of life. I know that there will be times when my past will come back to haunt me. Maybe it's for those reasons that I want to make the other moments count. Then when I get knocked down, I can allow myself the time to heal and not feel bad about it.
Resolutions get made every year, but let's be honest... most people break them. Have I made some for myself? Of course, but whether they stick or I break them, I'll know that I'm doing what's best for me. That's why the overall goal for 2020 is to live with intention.
I wish everyone peace and happiness this year in whatever shape that may take.
- Danielle
I woke up this morning feeling a little blah from too much food and champagne last night (happy new year, indeed), but I forced myself out of bed. I knew that if I got up and started moving I would feel better. Guess what? I was right! I got up, rolled out my yoga mat and stretched a bit, had some breakfast, and then went for a nice long walk.
And it was at the foot of these stairs that it came to me... I want 2020 to be the year I live with intention. Now, what do I mean by that exactly? Let's break it down...
In acting, they tell you to move with intention. If the script says that your character sits, you don't just sit down but figure out why the character is doing that. You make it intentional. In yoga it's the same thing. Instructors will often say to move with intention. Don't just move through the poses because you know you're supposed to, but make it intentional... make it natural for you. Find the flow that feels right for you in that moment. What's right for you may not be right for someone else, but make it count.
This is a long way to say that I want to be intentional with how I spend my time. Yes, spending all day in bed binging some show is fun, but it's actually more draining than getting up and doing something. Every day doesn't have to be some big adventure, but I don't want to waste the time that I have. If my body is telling me, "hey, slow it down a bit and take a breath," then I know I need a lazy day, but I don't want to spend every free day just sitting around. I want to write, read, explore more... I want to live more.
The last 2 years have been about rebuilding my life from scratch and finding what I need to make myself happy. Now that I have this life, I want to make the most of it. I want to continue to put my past behind me and find more things I love. I know that I'll still fall into depression because that's just part of life. I know that there will be times when my past will come back to haunt me. Maybe it's for those reasons that I want to make the other moments count. Then when I get knocked down, I can allow myself the time to heal and not feel bad about it.
Resolutions get made every year, but let's be honest... most people break them. Have I made some for myself? Of course, but whether they stick or I break them, I'll know that I'm doing what's best for me. That's why the overall goal for 2020 is to live with intention.
I wish everyone peace and happiness this year in whatever shape that may take.
- Danielle
