2019: A Year of
Living Intentionally
At the end of each year, I make a list of the best and the
worst things that happened that year and the lessons I learned. Based on that, I
choose a theme for the next year.
One year, my theme was a Giving Challenge. I gave something
away every day for a year and blogged about it at GivingChallenge.Blogspot.com.
Another year, Tim and I created a Gratitude Jar and each week we wrote on a
small piece of paper one thing we were grateful for and then read them on New Year’s
Eve.
My theme for 2019 is “Living Intentionally”. Over the past
month, the word “intention” keeps coming to me in different ways.
For instance, a friend recommended the book “Will of God”
that described the intentional will of God versus the circumstantial will of
God. Another time, I was questioned on the intent of my written words. Those instances,
among other times, the word intention was like a neon light in front of me
screaming for me to notice it. All of this gave me “cause to pause”.
I intend to ask myself the question, “As I go through each
day what do I ‘intend’ today to be?” Instead of waiting for the day to define
itself based on my interaction with people and their response to me, how can I positively
shape it for myself and others?
So, during this year of living intentionally I will blog
about what is on my heart. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions
as to how you live intentionally each day.
Fix your thoughts on
what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely,
and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Philippians 4:8