by Katherine on February 23, 2010
Today I’m making a case for not setting goals.
Whoa! How can we proceed without GOALS? How on earth do we know where we’re going if we don’t set out all the steps ahead of time?
I know there are many experts who will strongly disagree with me, and they will make great arguments. They will point to example after example of successful people who certainly didn’t get where they are today without goals. By certain definitions of success they’re not wrong.
However I’m sticking to my point of view so bear with me. Here’s my argument. If we try to define ahead of time the exact form that our inspiration will take, we limit ourselves. With laser focus we don’t see possibilities beyond our line of vision. Through setting our boundaries we might reject a shift to an opportunity outside those boundaries.
When we make our intention to grow and learn through what we’re inspired to do, to affirm all that we are, to share our uniqueness with others, we will be astonished to see what brilliance comes to us in ways we never could have imagined.
Now if you’re thinking that there has to be a target somewhere, you’re absolutely right. Having what I call a Big Vision is good. It gives us energy, it fires our passion, and it feeds us creatively. One of the reasons we feel drained and overwhelmed is because we are doing something that is not natural to us.
Getting to the big vision is not a well-documented sequence of steps. Instead within the power of a big vision is the trust to keep moving, the faith that we will receive help from unexpected and delightful sources, and the intuitive knowledge of what one step to take next.
This principle is simple but practising it takes some, well, practice. Because there are so many messages from our culture that run counter to it we need to shift our default position.
Here are some simple ideas to begin.
- Start by envisioning something relatively easy.
- Set aside a few minute each day to see and feel it clearly in your mind.
- Know that as you connect to your vision you are connecting to Infinite Consciousness.
- Make the vision something you have no strong negative beliefs about.
- Watch for intuitive ideas about what step to take next.
- Relax into it and have some fun.
- When your vision manifests, celebrate!
Then while the energy is still flowing from this one, strengthen your belief by envisioning another!
by Katherine on February 19, 2010
This week I’ve been ‘roaring through’ the edits on my book in order to get it back to my official editor. It’s going very quickly and I’m very focused on it. In fact, I’m so focused that a few times I didn’t hear the kitchen timer I set for an hour so I’ll stand up, walk around and stretch.
I just love that term, roaring through. But that wasn’t the way it was over the last few months. It was very slow because I was waiting for something.
I was waiting for a title for the book and without it I knew I couldn’t complete my edits. I’d had a number of possible titles but none of them seemed quite right. I was looking for the title that had a quiet certainty, a resonance, that yes, gave me goosebumps!
Finally last week I got the right one (yippee!!) and so now I’m ‘roaring through’ the book, totally clear about where I’m going with it.
It does try the patience when the waiting seems to take so long, so my intention for this week is about timing.
I know in my heart and mind that all things come in their right time, and I am blessed by the grace of the journey that takes me there.
by Katherine on February 5, 2010
I‘m finding something really amazing is happening regarding these Friday Intentions. As I ask for the words to materialize each week, the answer arrives from somewhere. This week it came from a friend who is going through a fairly major shift in her business. She reminds herself that as she gets more clarity, and her business transforms into more of what she wants to experience, she is always supported.
So the intention for this week is:
As I lean into my purpose and allow more and more clarity to come, I appreciate the support I receive at all times.
by Katherine on February 3, 2010
I just enjoyed a fabulous week on a cruise ship. The cabin that I was in on the starboard side of the ship (that’s the right side, for all non-nautical people like me). Standing on the verandah, I spent a fair amount of time just watching the boat cut through the water, creating wave after wave as it took us closer to each destination.
It made me think of a session that I had with my coach several months ago where she compared the bow wave – the first wave that ripples out from the bow of the ship – to the reason behind the day to day choices I make.
For me my bow wave is creativity. It’s the constant that flows through my projects, my friendships, my financial situation, my resources, my outlook on life.
It’s the why behind my what.
Bow waves don’t happen when boats stay in the safety of the harbour. Waves rock the boat. They shake things up. They ripple out to the vast ocean, disturbing the surface of the water.
The same is true of creativity. Creativity demands more of us than playing it safe. It shakes things up. It takes us to different destinations and makes us view life from a different perspective. It requires course corrections. It makes our completed projects different from what anyone else in the universe would create, even if they started with the same idea.
Creativity isn’t just about producing something artistic. It’s about taking creative inspiration and flowing it through your business, your book, your article, your day, your conversations. It’s about enjoying life by playing with ideas. It’s about knowing that your thought is creative and choosing what you will do or won’t do.
Celebrate and ride the bow wave!
by Katherine on January 22, 2010
Today I’m leaving for a week long cruise around the Mexican Riviera aboard the Sapphire Princess. I’m so excited because I’ve wanted to go on an Abraham-Hicks cruise for years.
As a result I’ve been thinking about safety and security when traveling in what are viewed by many as uncertain times. When we say goodbye, we say safe trip. On car trips we are advised to drive carefully. The traditional send off for journeys at sea is bon voyage. Such phrases certainly show our caring. They also demonstrate how much emphasis our culture places on safety and security.
The more I study and learn, the more I feel that the real source of security is inside me, in my connection to the Source of All That Is. So I plan on carrying my internal feeling of safety with me, along with my suitcase full of the usual travel items.
It doesn’t matter whether you are at home, on holiday, or driving to the corner grocery store, this intention is for you.
I know that no matter where I am, at home or abroad, when I tap into Divine Intelligence I am guided and protected at all times.
by Katherine on January 1, 2010
Theme for 2010
It’s the beginning of a new year and the beginning of a new decade. I’ve got a really good feeling about this coming year. There’s an buzz of expectation in the air.
I’m not going to make any New Year’s resolutions. Instead, as I usually do at the beginning of a new year, I’m choosing my theme word for 2010. The word I’ve chosen is *Discernment*. As I’ve recently decided to move forward by simply holding my big vision in my mind and choosing only my next step, it seems like a very suitable word for this year, and maybe even for the decade.
So the word for 2010 is not just my yearly theme word, it’s the basis for this week’s Friday intention.
As I step into the lifestream of 2010, I easily and effortlessly discern whether I will say a joyful “YES!” to what will move me closer to my big vision, or a “thank-you but no thank you” to that which will not serve me. And so it is.
by Katherine on December 8, 2009
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