My Personal Take on Intentions

Growing up Catholic and schooled predominantly by nuns, there were plenty of opportunities to attend mass. They were mostly intimate gatherings. This means that the students actively participated during mass and were requested to state intentions during the services.

INTENTIONS came to mean, for me, prayers for certain favors and requests for blessings. Some intentions were stated out loud, some were fervently said...silently: an expressed wish with much longing. I suppose there isn't much of a difference in meaning for me, a hundred years later from when I used to be that carefree child. The only difference now is that intentions no longer have a religious connection nor significance in my world. Intentions are expressed everyday by everyone, regardless of their belief systems.

I love how Deepak Chopra states that our intentions have infinite organizing power. And that we should let the universe handle the details and orchestrate the complete fulfillment of our desires. When we let go and release control, events flow much more smoothly.