Manifesting salads and parking spots

I spend a lot of time letting my thoughts run amuck. My mind reels out of control and before I know it, I'm on the verge of an anxiety attack. I reach for my Rescue Remedy spray and give myself two squirts on the tongue. What brought this on? What was I thinking about that led me down this spiral of heart pounding panic? I don't know. I don't know because I wasn't paying attention. I let my life live me. I was "asleep".

I am waking up though.

I can pick the thoughts that enter my consciousness!

When I select my thoughts with intention, I can create my life the way I want it to be.

Lately I've been practicing Segment Intending. I stop at various points in my day and ask myself, how do I want this to go? It takes me about 20 seconds to think about how I want to feel and what I would really like to have happen in the next chunk of time. 

Here's an example:

As I drive to the grocery store, I take a moment to think about my intentions for dinner.

How do I want dinner time to go?
I want an array of salads! It's too hot to cook. I want it to be easy and fun for the whole family. Healthy would be a bonus too.

I roll into a full parking lot and score the closest spot to the door. As I push my girls in the cart through the aisles, I spot exactly what I dreamed up! A tray of 4 different cold salads. I have never seen anything like this before. Fantastic! At the checkout, my 5 year-old puts all the groceries on the belt and even helps pack the bags - I didn't even have to ask her.

So how come last week, both kids were screaming and hanging from the cart by their toes? Why did I get a grumpy cashier? Why did I have to circle the store 4 time because I kept forgetting things?

I didn't set my intention. I put my thoughts and feelings on automatic pilot.

Getting what I wanted at the grocery store may not sound like a magnificant feat, but for me, living a day in a good mood is 1000X better than living it in a bad mood. When we feel good, we attract more of the same. When we complain, we get more things to complain about.

Try setting an intention now. How do you want to feel in the next hour or so of your life? It doesn't matter if you are leaving for an appointment, making dinner or cleaning the toilets. Do you want it to feel easy, breezy? How about simple and fun? Engaging and exciting maybe! Quiet and restorative might fit the bill.

It's up to you!

Everything is up to you.

You are a creator!