Intention Retention

In reference to my previous post, I had an immeasurable amount of success with "setting my intention" for the entire week last week. Not only did I stick with it, but I've been inspired to set a weekly intention going forward.

I'll admit that staying focused last week wasn't always easy. There was a time or two when I'd catch myself ruminating about one thing or another, and I would then need to remind myself, "For crying out loud, Steph! Stay in the F@#$ing moment!" I also found myself repeating the words, "positive thoughts and outcomes, positive thoughts and outcomes" quite a bit, which has carried over into this week as well.

Setting my intention for the week was an excellent experiment, and the experience really drove home the fact that our good fortune is mostly a result of our good intentions. And while it's crucial to have faith and trust in the process of life, it's crucial to passionately engage in that process too.

On a partially related note, a couple weekends ago I was having dinner with my closest friends, and I agreed to share a bottle of Evolution wine with one of my best girls, Jennie, after she very enthusiastically discovered it on the menu and told me it was her absolute favorite. Upon consuming my half, I agreed that it was indeed very delicious. So delicious, in fact, that last weekend I checked to see if it is sold at Target. Much to my delight, it is!

Upon scooping up a bottle from the shelf and reading the label, I discovered that Evolution wine is a combination of several different types of white wines. The creators named it "Evolution" because they tried & tested, mixed & matched, and built one upon the other until they reached a flavor so magnificent that they deemed it fit to share with the world.

The label also notes that the creators of Evolution wine shun the idea that dumb luck is responsible for the successful outcome, and instead tout the intention of their masterpiece. And as you can probably guess, I instantly decided it was a sign to buy a bottle as a reward for setting my own intentions to evolve.