Intention for Today: Play

Today's intention is to call Play into our life.

Let's play! Yesterday, I asked a beautiful 4 year old being, what she loves about being 4. She answered, "I like to play with my toys". I loved that answer. Inspired by her words, I take on the attitude of play in our daily lives. How wonderful to look at our day, the things we do, the time we spend with people and think of it as play. In a game, there is fun, excitement, a clear goal and tons of learning moments. There is great bonding with people we are playing the game with; there is much laughter and creativity flowing among the participants; time seems to fly or stand still; and at the end of the game there is sense of joy and a new breath of dynamism in all people playing and shall I add, observing the game.

So let us play in our own way, inviting others to join in and spreading good energy in the process.

Thank you Play for showing us what it means to be alive.

Intention for Today: Calm

Today's intention is to keep calm.

Let us stay calm no matter what. Let the storm roll around us keeping us untouched at the core. Let the waves past over us. May we be filled with a calm coolness that may seem alluding at times. Let the vision of strength and stability carry us through.

Thank you Calmness for your gifts of tranquility.

Intention for Today: Enjoy The Day

Today Enjoy the Day with intention.

Today enjoying the day is what we will do. Let us take in each moment with gratitude. Let us enjoy being alive. Being able to spend time with family and friends. Let us be one with ourselves. May we completely immerse ourselves in every moment, being our true selves and loving it.

Thank you for enjoying the day today.

Intention for Today: Just be

Today the intention is to Just be.

Today let us just be the way we are. Let us not look at what we do in order to love ourselves. Let us love ourselves for who we are. Allow our inner most self to just be, to just enjoy being alive.

Thank you for just being.

Intention for Today: Light

Today the intention we call for is Light.

Let our day and night be filled with the light of joy and wisdom. Let us lighten up. May we access that place where we are fully immersed in the divine light, the light that dissolves all fear. Let the light shine our way, helping us become lighthouses for those who need it. Let the brilliance of life and love radiate around us.

Thank you Light for your glorious presence.

Once you make a decision, the Universe conspires to make it happen. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hi Everyone. This is Sophia. And this week's video Reflection is about a quote from Emerson, which says: Once you make a decision, the Universe conspires to make it happen.

When I read this quote, I feel so free. The worries and anxieties about results, about things manifesting, becoming real, they just disappear. Because I realize that as soon as I think about an idea, I conceptualize, make a plan, plan a trip...whatever new idea that I may have, as soon as I think about it, it is already real either on paper or in my thoughts. If I share it with somebody, it is now witnessed and listened to by another and it is real.

This span of time, before it becomes manifested physically is just that: a span of time. And patience and trust and faith is what we need until our dreams become a reality. So let this quote be an awesome reminder that whatever we desire and dream is going happen. It is going to become real, tangible. And with this faith, let us dream away, make plans, take action. Let nothing stop us from taking that next step.

Believe in yourself, and make it happen.

Bye. White Mountain Love! 

Intention for Today: Uplifting Thoughts

Today, the intention is to welcome Uplifting Thoughts.

Whenever there is a thought that is unpleasant, stop and reach for an uplifting thought. When you feel the emotions of irritation, annoyance, upset and anger, notice it. Gently shift your focus on any one thing that you can appreciate and admire. If nothing comes to you, just appreciate that you have air to breath and a body to be alive in.

Thank you Uplifting Thoughts for bringing us to a higher vibration.

Intention for Today: Meditation

Meditation is the intention for today.

Meditate today for 5 minutes. Let your mind calm down. Let your focus become acute. Escape into the vastness of your subconscious. Dissolve all. Become one. Be.

Thank you Meditation for becoming a bridge to cosmic unity.

Intention for Today: Realization

Today Realization is the intention for the day.

Realise what you need to change. Understand that the old habits and the past are of now use if they do not bring you to realise your dreams. If you are trapped in the cycle of habit that keeps you down, let go of it. Set the intention to let go of it. Release that which you no longer need.

Thank you Realization for bringing to our awarness what we need to release.

Intention for Today: Embrace

Embrace is the Intention for Today.

Today let us embrace our gifts. Let us share them passionately. Today, let no doubt or fear come in your way. Embrace the moment. Embrace the possibilities. Embrace love and embrace life. Embrace yourself as you realise that all is well. You are following your path.

Thank you Embrace for embracing us with open arms.

Intention for Today: Ask and it is Given

Today's intention is to remember that when We Ask, It Is Given.

Let us ask the universe what we need to know. And let us remember that it is a given already. We just need to allow and let it happen. So let us release all doubts. Let us let go of that which is not serving us, making room for what helps us live in alignment with our highest self.

Thank you for this reminder that when We Ask, It Is given.

The Universe is made up of stories, not atoms.-Muriel Rukseyer

Here is a heart-warming story for you.

Last week, there were two days of rain and snow. The neighborhood cat we were feeding was totally drenched. Door to our home opened for him. He could now dry off and warm up. Though he knew us, he had not spent time inside our home yet. Cautious and curious, this cat made himself at home for the night.

This cat, we had learnt from the neighbors, is called Orlando, after the city in Florida. He is beautiful and all black. When the afternoon light shines on him, one can see a glistening silvery fur lacing the outline of his body. He is graceful and reverential. He carries himself with dignity that extends far beyond his being feline. His eyes are lime green, and when he looks at you, you know he is looking at your spirit. That's his glance to me.

For the next few days, Orlando spent more and more time with us. Gradually, he started expressing his gratitude in his adorable ways. He started sleeping in the same room as us. Then, he moved closer and closer to us in the room. At first, we could caress his head for a couple of minutes. Now, he wanted extended love. We often work sitting on the floor with laptops on our laps and Orlando would come lay near our legs. He would nudge his little head softly against our head when we leaned close to him. On two occasions, he even came and sat on my lap for a few minutes. He melted our already melted hearts.

Orlando was clearly in the process of adopting us. He seems to have liked being around us. And in my heart there was room for a four-legged cutie! It was not long before Orlando made his way into my and might I add, Cristof's heart. On Sunday, after four days of Orlando coming "home" to us, we decided to "officially" give Orlando our heart and our home. Just some hours ago, we completed an informal ritual of handing the baton from Orlando's previous human friend to us as the next stewards of this magnificent Feline, a moving event for all involved.

So, we are now the happy and delighted friends of a marvellous, black cat, following on the footsteps of what the ancient Egyptians have done thousands of years ago. Revering the presence of this being and indulging in its beauty and grace.

May this story bring even more warmth to you in these winter days. 

Greetings and Love

Sophia

PS: This photo was taken in spring of this year on the Island of Sardinia, home of cats galore! It is divine synchronicity that this postcard was scheduled for this month! (I designed it back in November and now a cat has been manifested into my life in December!) 

Intention for Today: Imagination

Imagination is being called on as our Intention for the day.

May creative energy flow unboundedly today. Let imagination and its limitless layers and facets seep through every cell of our being and express itself outwardly in transformative ways. Vibrantly and luminescently, may it take form around us today.

Thank you Imagination for your glorious presence.

Intention for Today: Wonder

I intend Wonder to fill our lives today.

Awe. Wonder. Delight. Excitement. Laughter. Sparkling eyes filled with welcome surprise. Bristles of grass glowing in the afternoon sun. Whispers of the wind serenading through the streets. An avalanche of cloud gracing the expansive sky. Arrival of new love bringing even more tenderness into the home. Soft snow with angel wings.
Shimmering light adorn the trees.

May wonder fill your life today. 

With much gratitude to Wonder as you make our lives Wonder-ful!

Intention for Today: Community

Community is the intention I am calling for today.

Let us get connected as part of a community. Let us remember that we are all one. The Golden Rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Or: Want for the other more than what you want for yourself. Let us celebrate our oneness and our unity. Let us celebrate our differences and let those differences expand our horizons and enrich our lives.

Thank you Community for creating harmony.

Intention for Today: Spontaneity

Spontaneous Spontaneity is the intention for today.

Just do something new and different today. Take a different path to your work. Walk on the other side of the road. Welcome spontaneity. Treat yourself out of the blue. Surprise someone with flowers just like that. Do something spontaneous today.

Thank you Spontaneity for bringing us out of routine.

Intention for Today: Dedication

Yes, dedicate yourself today. That is our intention.

What do you want to dedicate yourself to? What is most important for you, for now in the short-term and for the big picture?

Agree on that. Dedicate or in some cases re-dedicate to it, if you have already done it. In other words, if you have committed to something and resistance has shown up, then re-commit and re-dedicate. Every moment is a fresh start. As Eckhart Tolle would say, there is only now, there is only this moment!

Thank you for Dedicating yourself with your complete self.

Intention for Today: Take Charge

Today, Take Charge. That is my intention.

Take charge today of what has been postponed, ignored, neglected. Taking charge today of that which is important but not really urgent. Take charge today of that which you are running away from, for whatever reasons. Rake away the leaves of fear and doubt that is covering up your being.

Know that you are given only what you are ready for. And so, you are ready for anything that comes your way! Charge on, step-up, acccccccelerate!

Thank you for Taking Charge in alignment with your highest vision for yourself.

Intention for Today: Direction

Today Direction is the intention.

Intend to move in the direction of your choice. Become aware of your internal compass and where it is pointing to. See if you can identify where you are now and then take the first steps in the direction you want. Checking the compass regularly is essential to stay on track.

Intend, Believe, Move. Keeping moving, keep moving, the next turn is just around the corner. So keep moving. Keep moving. Moving on.

Thank you Direction for showing us where to head.

Intention for Today: Completion

Today the intention is Completion.

Become aware of what needs to happen for a sense of completion today. Take steps towards that. When you know that it is unrealistic that it can happen today because it simply needs more time, just allow yourself to visualise how it looks, feels, sounds like when "it" is completed. What this "it" is depends on what you want, what you are working on.

Thank you Completion for giving us a sense of completeness.