Intention for Today: Inspiration

Inspiration is the intention for today.

Let inspiration lead the way today. Let us inspire and be inspired. May inspiration bring us the fire and the zest we desire in our life. Let us find inspiration from all sources: from words spoken, from ideas manifested, from art created, from meals prepared, from walks taken, from skies unfolded, from glances locked, from movements danced, from breath breathed...

Let inspiration run within and through us.

Intention for Today: Joyful

Joyful is our intention for today.

Let us express ourselves joyfully. Let joy blossom in every moment of our day. Let appreciation accompany joy as we traverse through the string of experiences. May we bring joy in all that we do. Let joy permeate every cell of our being. Let us share joyous pearls of love.

Thank you Joy for reminding us to be joyful.

Intention for Today: Trust

Today's intention is Trust.

Let today be the day we instill a greater sense of trust within us. Let us trust that we are taking the right steps in our life. Let us trust that we have within us all that we need to blossom. Let us trust that we know how to discern what is good for us. Let us trust our intuition. Let us trust.

Thank you Trust for expanding us.

Intention for Today: Breeze

Today's intention is to feel the Breeze.

Let us feel the breeze on our skin today. Let us move in and out of zones in a breeze. Let us breeze into our next level of who we want to be. Let us exfoliate the unwanted in a breeze. Let us feel the refreshing moisture that nourishes and heals in the breeze. Let us embody the gentle magnificence of the breeze.

Thank you Breeze for breezing into our life.

Intention for Today: Love

Love is the intention for today.

May we express and experience love today. May we love ourself for all that we are. May we celebrate ourselves today in the full bloom of all our dimensions. May we let our love overflow from within us and onto our world. Let love flourish today. Let us love and be loved.

Thank you Love for loving us.

Finding the hidden dimension in yourself is the only way to fulfill your deepest hunger. -Deepak Chopra

Last week, we talked about designing our life from our inner core. Let us stay with that this week and look at some of the ways to get in touch with our deeper self.

We can take several routes to touch our hidden dimensions. One of my favorite routes is that of regular reflection. It is amazing how much we can learn simply by taking some time each month, each week and each day to reflect on our life. This is precious time spent alone that brings great clarity to our life. Journal writing is a powerful way both for releasing your fears and negative thoughts as well as touching that part of yourself that is pure and immensely vast at our core. Acknowledging yourself for gifts you have brought into this world makes you aware of what a contribution you are to this world. Expressing gratitude for the abundance you already enjoy brings you in a state of joy and appreciation for what is opening you up to greater expressions of abundance. Spending time with animals or being in the midst of nature whether it is near the beach or in the woods or in a park or the neighborhood flower shop brings us very quickly in touch with our own true nature. Laughter is indeed the best medicine helping us to release and let go. And finally, meditation, even 15 minutes daily can change your life.

Engaging in a single activity that you enjoy with one-pointed attention is a form of developing your mind such as cooking or playing music or dancing, gardening or painting or doing sports. This only helps your overall mindfulness training. Consciously breathing a few times during the day and going for a short walk opens you up. Exposing yourself continuously to mind and heart opening people and books or audio-visual material is another way to keep the stream of healthy influences coming your way.

These are some of the myriad ways of coming closer to your essence. These practices show amazing fruits when done consistently, so doing them regularly is vital. They help you feel grounded and more at ease about who you are. You are then able to take an active role in designing your life so that you can live to your highest potential.

The above quote from Deepak Chopra is simply beautiful. It brings us to the essence of living a life of joy and fulfillment by showing us which door to open. This door is none other than that which brings us to our inner core. That is what our entire life is about, it seems: unlocking our hidden dimension. Bit by bit, we peel away layer after layer to get to the juicy core of who we are. We take this journey to find out that the dimension of ourselves that is hiding is the deep, vast dimension of love. Next month, we will dive into this dimension with four reflections all revolving around Love! 

Intention for Today: Responsibility

Responsibility is the intention for today.

Let us take on responsibility today. Let us become aware of all the gifts we have and that it is our responsibility to share it. Let us allow ourselves to know that we can do it. Let us become responsible for our thoughts, our beliefs and our future. Let us take one responsible action towards our goals and our vision. 

Thank you Responsibility for reminding us of our gifts.

Intention for Today: Allow

Intention for today is to Allow.

Let us allow our spirit to direct us. Let us allow ourselves to listen to the hunch, the inkling, the nudge, the hint from our spirit. Let us allow ourselves to be open to what follows. May we enjoy the freshness this allowance brings to our lives. Let our inner voice speak through us today. Let us allow.

Thank you Allowance for all the allowing.

Intention for Today: Meditate

Today's intention is to Meditate.

May we meditate today. For a minute, or 10 or an hour. Let us get in touch with quietude. Let us become calm like the deep ocean. Let us taste and hear the joy of being connected with our inner self. May we contemplate in silence.

Thank you Meditation for joining us to our core.

Intention for Today: Harmony

Today's intention is for Harmony.

May we experience harmony in our day today. May harmony show itself in new ways. May we see the opportunities to create harmony in our relationships and in our environment. May we welcome harmony and appreciate it in a way that lifts us all.

Thank you Harmony for bringing your gifts to us.

Black Labrador mix needs help!

This is a urgent request to anyone who reads this blog. There is a black labrador mix called Brico who lives at animal shelter in Cologne, Germany. Cristof and I have met him twice and he has just captured our hearts.

We learnt that to increase his chances to be adopted and also to relieve him from pain, a hip replacement operation is needed urgently. This costs 2000 Euros or about $2750. Reflection Pond members have raised $980. Can you help pitch in a few dollars? Every bit counts, so whatever you can afford. Brico will be very grateful I am sure

To thank you for participating, Reflection Pond is giving each donor a set of any 4 postcards of your choice from our current postcard collection. 

Get in touch with us to help. Thank you so very much.

Much love,

Sophia

Intention for Today: Humor

Intention for today is Humor.

May we enjoy our day with humor. May we laugh out loud. May we bring a smile on the faces of those around us. May we see things with a sense of humor. May we watch something funny. Let humor reemerge today.

Thank you Humor for laughing with us.

Intention for Today: Breathe

Today's intention is to Breathe.

Let us breathe with full awareness today. Let us become conscious of the flow of life within us. Let the breathing of fresh air, refresh and rejuvenate your entire being. Let your breath be your guide today.

Thank you Breath for breathing through us.

Intention for Today: Flow

Today's intention is Flow.

Let us flow into an ocean of ideas. Let our writing flow like the river. Let flow lead us to the shore. Let us welcome flow into our day. May we all meet personally with flow.

Thank you Flow for rolling into our lives today.

Imagination is the beginning of creation. -George Bernard Shaw

There has been a theme emerging in this month's weekly reflections. First, Eric Butterworth pointed out that our attitudes and thoughts are what design our life. This inspired me to take an inventory of my thought-pool and assess how the external manifestation of my life are in alignment with my values. Next, Mark Twain reminded us that it is up to us what we believe. Becoming aware of beliefs and thoughts that are running the show was the logical next step in this process for me. Now, the third quote for this month is from George Bernard Shaw who leads us into the exciting next phase and that is the creation of our life the way we envision it.

This phase is exciting because it opens up possibilities for the experiences of life that we can have and want to have. The potential for how we can design our life is exponentially infinite! So where do we begin? For me, this has several implications. 

First, I know that each day I can start afresh and anew. Each day showers on me unique, new experiences with open-ended "results". Leading from this knowing, is the un-attachment to results. I am coming to realize that not being attached to results is far from being passive and acting involuntarily. It is about giving your best to each moment and at the same time letting go of the outcome. In other words, being open to what may come. Since the universe is conspiring constantly in my favor, the "results" can only lead me to growth and to experiencing new dimensions of myself and this world. 

Secondly, designing from our inner core, life becomes unrelentingly juicy and multi-dimensional. How about we allow our imaginations to help us begin creating our life?

Imagination is not only fun but also liberating. It liberates us from the gravity of what we know as real and as possible, opening up avenues that never existed before. Imagination leads us to better and better versions of ourselves just like a high-definition TV is clearer, crisper and more dynamic version of the first black and white TVs from last century. How about we take on the activity of lifting all restrictions and all constraints on who we are and what is possible for us and create a brand new vision for our lives? This does not mean we need to drop all that is great about ourselves and start from scratch. We just take ourselves as we are and where we are and build from there. Let's see if new realizations and discoveries about our inner desires and dreams are revealed to us. We can start there. From that, we can cherry-pick and with complete attention design the vision we want for ourselves and create goals to bring us there.

Let your imagination give you wings.

-Sophia Ojha

Intention for Today: Believe

Today's intention is Believe.

Let us believe in the universal plan that is being played out. Let us walk on this path of life with complete faith and trust. Let us believe in our higher self. Let us believe that we are ready and prepared for all that may be. Let us believe in ourselves. Let us dare to believe. 

Thank you Believe for helping our belief to show up strongly. 

Intention for Today: Connection

Connection is the intention for today.

May we feel connected today. May being connected remind us of our oneness and unity. Let us connect with somebody familiar today. Let us share a few words with a stranger and connect that way. Let us make that phone call that we have been postponing. Let us make that connection with ourselves. Take a moment. Connect.

Thank you Connection for revealing the eternal bond that liberates.

Intention for Today: Revelation

Today the intention is Revelation.

From insight and reflection, may revelation emerge for us. May our purpose be revealed to us. May we be guided by the revelation of higher self. May the nourishing streams of the universe reveal our path and our actions. Let us welcome revelation with open arms.

Thank you Revelation for unveiling yourself to us.

Intention for Today: Insight

Insight is the intention for today.

Today let us take a couple of minutes to become quiet. In stillness, let us open to our own insight. May we welcome insight and trust our inner-knowing. May our insight give us the vision we need. Let the day be filled with insightful moments.

Thank you Insight for bringing our truth to sight.

Intention for Today: Alertness

Alertness is the intention for today.

Being alert is a strength that pours into each and everything we undertake or engage in. Alertness brings our attention to the moment at hand allowing ourselves to be fully present. Let us welcome alertness into our being. May we become alert and infinitely aware.

Thank you Alertness for drawing our attention to each moment.