Intentions v/s Resolutions
The number of Americans who make New Year's resolutions typically hovers around 40 percent or so, and has held pretty constant for decades now.Each year, that's tens of millions of Americans who plan to change something in their lives and research suggests that 60% fail.
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Tony Robbins says the first pillar of success is setting a clear intention. He tells us to get crystal clear on what it is we want.Setting an intention requires action to truly have meaning. Simply “intending” to do something, to make a different choice or the move in a particular direction is not enough. Real change requires the fire of actions united by a common intention.
What is the difference between a resolution and intention setting? Setting an intention is like drawing a map of where you wish to go – it becomes the driving force of your consciousness. Without an intention, there is no map, and you’re just driving down a road with no destination in mind.
That said, an intention cannot be forced. It’s a seed that you have to sow, and then let reap on its own. You can’t set an intention that you don’t believe in. If it’s done forcefully, the purpose of the intention is ruined.
Perhaps this year’s "resolution" can be an opportunity to take a deeper look at we want out of this life.To develop our intention and focus so we get crystal clear on the direction we want to go.A good way to explore this is on your yoga mat. Yoga offers us the possibility of many kinds of profound transformation.
At the heart of yoga is the practice of changing our habits. Habits, or samskaras, are patterns of thinking, feeling and acting, some of which support the life we want to lead, and some of which lead us away from it.
Patricia Walden, says, “If you want to change your life, you have to be willing to change your life.” In our busy lives, if we want to make a new commitment, often something else has to go. We probably can’t attend yoga class every Tuesday night without eliminating something else. The good news is that while creating space for something new might not be easy, it is possible, and often yoga can take the place of something less important, or perhaps even something we wanted to give up anyway!
Yoga can be a powerful tool for liberating ourselves from unwanted, ingrained patterns. Through it, we can identify, acknowledge, and progressively change them.Then our intentions and focus become crystal clear .
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