Setting intentions.

2019 - new year, new ways.

My anxiety is on a rise lately, for various reasons. The more it bothers me, the more I think in terms of simplifying things around me. That is the only thing that seems to comfort me.

I am trying a new concept - setting intentions. My previous Work Manager used to do it. When she used to do, I thought it was a load of crap. From the last couple of days, I have been doing one thing in the morning. I choose a word. Whatever resonates with me. It can be something I picked up from my dreams the night before. It can be the first thing that comes to mind when I wake up. Today's word was "productivity." I just wanted to be productive all day and stay away from spending too much time on social media.

The first thing I did was - put on my iWatch because I wanted to set a certain calorie burning goal for the day by moving. I walked into each room (4) and made a list of things that were LONG overdue. At 10 am, I decided I am not going to stop whatever I am doing until 2:00 PM. I did exactly that. Then, I had my lunch. After that, I decided to continue with my tasks. I made lists and labels and organized things. At 5:00 PM, I sat down with a cup of coffee to relax. Then, I checked my social media and watched some TV. It felt rewarding to do that after accomplishing everything I had set out to do. Why does setting intentions work? For me, personally... it helped with anxiety. It's a form of meditation because I can have clarity in my life. Because I said, today's mantra was going to be "productivity" - my day was actually really productive. I got a lot done!

Many people say intentions are the fuel to manifesting your goals and visions. Perhaps, setting other intentions in life (for the big stuff!) will also translate into reality one day. All I want is for my intentions to have a meaning and portray something positive. What do you think about this? Load of crap? Or works if you believe?