We’re jumping in mid-book with this post. Best way to catch up: read the book (it’s fantastic!) or join the Cafe or simply play along as is. It’s all good.

Week 34

How is my intention / focus for the month supporting me?

You know, mine is not.  I hate intention, I hate focus, I hate trying to be focused… okay, done bitching… oh wait, maybe there’s more… I hate lightness (my intention this month) and play (our theme at the Comfort Cafe this month) and I just want to work all the time and then bitch about it… I want to be a big heavy-hearted everybody-needs-me victim. Oh my god. There is truth in what I just wrote. Gulp.

Okay, so maybe this is a reverse intention check in as in what you pay attention to and focus on reveals what is in your way… which for me is this OLD HEAVY STORY that I have to be somebody I’m not, that I have to be more serious or smarter or… I’m running out of knowing here. But good insight, Jen. Let’s stay with that this week.

What brings me joy? How do I want that joy to help me lighten my life this week?

Hugging Bob a moment ago at the sink; watching Lilly play soccer this weekend, so strong, so confident, so healthy; getting her ready for 10th grade; finishing the redo of my studio today or at least getting it to where I can inhabit again; our conversations at the Comfort Cafe; the idea of being on vacation for a week starting Tuesday; blueberries from Annie’s garden; walking in the woods with the doodle dogs; reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle; playing with my art journal.

What or whom is giving me energy these days?

The Comfort Cafe gives me energy; reading such a good book; Bob’s amazing love, his hugs, his sweetness; Twitter – love the feeling of being part of a global brain; getting the house organized; you know, this is feeling hard which is telling me I need more things to be giving me energy rather than taking it away. Very interesting! A good focus for the week – what brings me energy? More energy please!

What quality would I like to call in from the Divine (or Nature, Love, my Dream Team, something larger than me) this week?

I want to call in freedom from my own stories and limitations; I want to ask for help being myself moment by moment; I want to be flooded with the freshness of the the experience of being alive. YES!

So that’s my week – lightness – do I want it or would I rather stay attached to poor overworked so needed indispensable Jen?

And energy – what gives it to me? Let’s get more!

What about you? Will you use some or all of these questions to notice what you want more or less of this week? I’d love to hear your thoughts.