Careful what you wish for...

This popped up in my feed early this morning and I'm not going to lie; it's all I have been thinking about all day!

Over the last few years I have created a practice of setting intentions, living my life 'of purpose', 'on purpose'; setting goals for myself and striving to be clear in what I am doing, and how I am receiving.

I have come to understand that resolutions and intentions aren't just wishes you make, they are contracts you enter into with yourself and with the universe!  You can't just ask to lose weight, or have more money; you have to 'align' your actions to those things and make room for them to a part of your life!

So there are three things called upon when you are creating intentions; hustle, alignment and self awareness!  The hustle is the work, the better eating habits, the higher education you will require to get the promotion that will bring you the higher income you are looking for ... hustle is the work.  Remember this is a contract, not a wish to be granted by some genie in a bottle; it's you, under contract and there will be obligations 'you' have to meet in order for your intentions to be realized!

Alignment is the gathering of all things; the people, the practices, the information and preparing to receive what we ultimately are striving for.  In alignment we are putting ourselves into our preferred state mentally, physically and spiritually; essentially faking it till we make it!  You won't eat one salad and lose weight, you will align all of your eating habits with a weight loss program; and you will over time and with hustle see the results you are looking for!

It's about understanding that because we apply for a job that we are underqualified for and don't get it, doesn't make us a failure, or the potential employer a jerk!  If the job is what we truly want, we need to hustle and align!  Develop the skills, get the education, experience, or whatever the missing link is; and keep applying!

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason; the good, the bad, the humiliating, and even the ridiculously mundane, are all in place to guide us and teach us! 

Everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for... the question is are you paying attention to what you're going through, are you clear about what you're asking for; or are you just hustling?  Hustle without alignment is a life distracted, saying yes, when we want to say no; or not taking the time to know what we are asking for, is a sure fired way to get hustled out of our goals!

The process of becoming aligned with our intentions can be tricky; because inevitably there are things that will be changing, and not everyone is going to support those changes ... but you have to! 

No.  Is a complete sentence and if something isn't bringing you joy, or moving your towards your goals; you have to be aware enough to say NO.  If it isn't bringing you to your goal, or helping to align you with your goal, chance are it's taking you off course!

Enter self awareness!  I know I touch on it often, it's important; not just what your favourite colour is or whether you like dogs better than cats, those things matter but you have to go deeper!  You have to dig into feelings and desires; and ask yourself the big question ... why?

As you consider why the things in your life are happening; and in some cases its the same damn mistake replaying over and over; you have to really become aware of what you are doing to receive the outcomes you're getting, how you can affect the replay, what you need to learn or change to receive a different outcome. 

You see, whether the things happening around your are positive or negative; they are a direct response to you.  Whether it's your actions or inactions that are causing them, or perhaps its your reactions or lack of reactions to events; whatever the case they are all there waiting for you to notice, and ultimately get uncomfortable enough to change!

It's so easy to get caught up in the hustle, to do things and half anticipate the bad ending; but do it anyway and hope for the best because you don't have time for this right now.. sound familiar?  I have found myself adrift in my life on more than one occasion; realizing that I am hustling with no alignment and completely ignoring my own intentions!

Give yourself some time to do the following...

1.  Take stock of everything you do in a day, week or month.  Where are you spending time and energy ... and how does each of those things make you feel?  Drained or Inspired?

2.  Think about things you would like to be doing, things that would align with who you want to be ... do they match the list from #1?

If the answers in your second list align with the first list - yay you!  Carry on and keep expanding!

If the answers aren't in alignment, consider this ... nothing is permanent (except death, that kinda is) and you have the power to change! 

It doesn't have to be earth shattering, start aligning what you are doing, with what you want .. one piece at a time!  Be aware and hustle for it; say No when you need to, and Hell Yes when opportunity comes knocking!

Big dreams require big hustle ... everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for ... do you know what you asked for?