There is a lot of talk about intentional living nowadays. But what does it mean to live “intentionally”? You might have heard the term “intentional living” before, chances are you’re not quite sure what that means.
An intentional life looks different depending on who you are and what you want. It can also look vastly different over time as your needs and desires change.
Living intentionally means learning how to make better decisions for you. It means choosing to live in a manner that aligns with your sense of self and your sense of purpose. Above all, it means finding meaning in the chaos that is modern living today.
Creating an intentional life allows you to create a roadmap that poises you for success. When you shift from living in the current state of flux and focus on finding your center, you can get from where you are to where to want to be.
This doesn’t mean you have to start adhering to a rigid schedule or start exercising every morning at 5am. It simply means creating a flexible plan that works for you and understand that the only thing permanent in this life is change.
Why is it important to create an intentional life?
Living with purpose is an art and, like all art, it takes some time and commitment to master. Creating a life that’s filled with purpose is critical to enriching our experience on this Earth. When you live an intentional life, you live a life in which you matter.
Living intentionally offers many benefits
To me, the best benefit is reconnecting with that deeper and more meaningful part of myself. Each of the benefits adds up to enhance the experience of our lives little by little. It makes us happier.
Learning how to lead our lives with purpose and meaning allows us to tap into a certain power that creates monumental change in our lives. Intentional living means living that’s based around our wants and our needs.
No matter how you slice that, it means amplified happiness as well as greater joy in day-to-day life. You gain a better understanding of your needs.
Living a life that is intentionally guided by the things that fulfill you, will allow you to gain a better understanding of what is needed for you to be happy, as well as what is needed for you to live your most efficient life.
To create an intentional existence, we have to sit down and analyze who we are and what we want from life. Intentional living forces us to come to terms with the issues we have in life and re-assess who we are, and the baggage that forces us to contradict our innermost nature.
It motivates you — intentional living is a great motivator due to its inherent focus on the experiences that create meaning.
When you create a life that is defined by your actions, you create a life that is abundantly full of the things that interest you and spark your passions.
Who doesn’t want that kind of life?
Living an intentional life motivates us to take immediate action and it inspires us to do so in areas of great importance. Intentional living can shape everything from our friendships to our romantic relationships, even the ways we interact with our pets.
Its a transformative motivator that trickles down into every corner of our lives. You are better able to weigh what matters and what doesn’t. Purposeful living offers a shortcut into weighing the things that matter against the things that don’t.
Our commercialized society tends to push the superficial, and when we get caught up in that, we lose sight of the real truths of life, as well as the things that add to our experience. Looking at life from a new perspective help us weigh the things that matter against the things that don’t. It helps us to shed the things that don’t serve us and focus on the things that help us grow.
It gives us clarity
One of the most powerful benefits of living an intentional life is the clarity it grants when it comes to making decisions. When you’re mired in the muck of modern life, it can be easy to lose direction and even easier to lose sight of the things you need in order to feel happy and well. A sense of clarity and awareness can help spark opportunities in our lives that we never considered before.
Be intentional about your life!
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