| Runners to your mark, get set, go! When I was running | | | | foundation that holds all of life together. |
| track in high school, the sprinters lined up on the track | | | | How can you know what your focused intention is? |
| to run a 100 yard dash. Each of them had one single | | | | What is your favorite hobby? Have your ever thought |
| focus and intention. They wanted to be the first one to | | | | of making it your career? For instance, do you love |
| cross the finish line before anyone else. This required | | | | golf and find yourself being a salesman? Then try to |
| unwavering attention inwardly and outwardly upon their | | | | find a way to invest in or sell golf equipment. There are |
| goal because a single mistake could cost them the | | | | many ways to tap into your abundant thoughts and |
| race. | | | | connect them to your interests. My hunch is that you |
| When a person is engaged in accomplishing a goal, | | | | will be glad you did. Out of your abundance or thoughts |
| you have to set your mind and heart to the task at | | | | will come the riches of your life. |
| hand. Setting a goal to accomplish is a good start. | | | | I know of one man who had a dream. He had a |
| Along the way there needs to be mini goals to keep | | | | dream to become the next President of the United |
| you on track for your main goal. Setting goals keeps | | | | States of America. His dream was to make the |
| you focused. They make you follow through with your | | | | playing field even for all Americans economically. His |
| highest intention. | | | | message was one of Hope. His focused intentions |
| To see through your eyes what you cannot see with | | | | were to be in a position of living to fulfill his dream. He |
| them is a good way to meet your goals in life. For | | | | went all over the country to share his message of |
| example, take a pebble and throw it into a pond or | | | | hope for all Americans. After 2 long years of |
| lake. Watch the ripples move and spread out across | | | | campaigning, winning the Democratic nomination, |
| the lake or pond. Then see how far you can follow the | | | | running against the Republican nominee John McCain, |
| pebble as it makes its way to the bottom of the lake | | | | on November 4, 2008, President Barack Obama saw |
| or pond. At some point, you will not be able to see | | | | his focused intentions manifest themselves into |
| where the pebble is going. This requires you to see | | | | material reality. He made history by becoming the first |
| through your eyes what you no longer can see with | | | | black American President of our time. |
| them. You know exactly where that rock went. It | | | | Do you have a dream? What is it? Have you been |
| went to the very bottom. It landed on the foundation of | | | | focusing on this dream for years? Why not make it a |
| what holds every bit of that pond together. | | | | reality? Put your dream into reality by making small |
| Your soul or your inner vision is just like this pond. | | | | goals you can attain one step at a time until you reach |
| When you chose to focus your attention on a | | | | your ultimate focused intention. You will be glad you did. |
| particular intention or goal, you place your energy into | | | | Insight is to see from within what you want to see in |
| life. Then, a ripple effect causes actions to take place | | | | front of you. Stay true to your purpose in life. Know |
| across the pond or your life. Although none of us can | | | | the reason why you are here. Then create meaning |
| predict our paths in life, we can always know where | | | | from your life by fulfilling you destiny. |
| we are going. We are going to the Source. It is the | | | | |