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February 26, 2025

I have to admit, I needed to come back and read my last post, to remind myself. I’m stepping away from the news today, to clear my head, and my heart, and then reset.

xoxo,

Dianne

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January 20, 2025

Happy New Year!

I have been making mental notes regarding how I apply “intention” on a daily basis—and I will follow up and share those soon.

In the meantime, this is a big one: How I apply intention regarding politics. I don’t always get to this place quickly, and sometimes I even drag my feet, but a higher sense of intention and clarity—and the understanding that I might not understand the “why” of a particular scenario—somehow remains at the core of my belief and process.

“Applying” means trying to keep my thought in a place that’s positive for all concerned. Not simply “happy” or optimistic, but rising above the conflict and anchoring in a place that promotes harmony, resolution, healing, and results in a productive and beneficial outcome for all. It requires seeing the good in others and knowing that goodness can prevail.

Today is Inauguration Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so I’m going to share with you my Intentions for the Day—and encourage us all, from whatever viewpoints we hold, to avoid uttering, “Yes, but—”:

From The Book of Intentions (first edition), Chapter 7 “Natural Instinct,” pages 150, 151, 152:

I intend

to help heal injury to my community

by supporting its recovery and vitality

to help heal political and governmental disease

by letting go of my own self-righteousness, fear,

and accusation of others

to see that we are governed and provided for by God,

not by fellow human beings

to pray not for my favorite candidate to take office,

but for wisdom to discern the most appropriate person

for a particular position at a particular time

I intend

to support public officials in their desire

to be guided by wisdom and integrity—

and to know that it is possible for them to be effective

in their good intentions

to know that public personalities are advised and protected by God

I intend

to heal prejudice and hatred by dispelling fear of loss—

loss of control, freedom, and autonomy,

loss of material possessions and personal affections,

loss of identity, self-esteem, and respect,

loss of individual achievement and public success

to see that my dislike or distrust of someone

is always born of fear—

and that such fear is my responsibility to heal

to understand that there is no danger in sharing insight,

or threat in working together for good

to remember that there is one mind,

helping us to work cooperatively and harmoniously

With much love,

Dianne

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September 24, 2024

If you’re reading this, it means I’ve finally succeeded in writing it. This blog is a long-overdue follow-up to The Book of Intentions.

I’ve felt that, if I’m going to write a book about intention, it could possibly be helpful to show some examples of how I approach it in real life. Day by day.

The reason it has taken me so long to do this is because intentions are essentially linked to potential resistance—challenges—and I’m just not good at sharing my challenges with others. And if I do manage to share, I usually regret it. Why? Because my ever-present intention is to work through any challenge and move on—not to dwell or perpetuate it by sharing it or spreading it, or being compelled by others to revisit it later. And because, ego: It’s a continual process, but I feel a sense of failure when I fail to live up to my highest intentions even momentarily.

So why am I even trying to do this? It’s because I have immense appreciation and gratitude for those who manage to set aside their egos and open their hearts wide enough for others to come in and take a full look around. We see the love in their hearts, but we also get to see the details of their lives, their hopes and dreams, their fears, their shame, all the scary dark corners. I have been inspired and rescued by such generosity.

I know I can offer that same sort of lifeline. And because I know that, and because the thought has been whispering in my ears for years, and because I’m feeling that I’m not doing all I am meant to do, I am finally stepping up and saying, Okay. I’m here.

I cannot let myself labor over the editing or this will not gain any kind of momentum. I’m going to let that go and trust the message will come through as it needs to.

My path diverges regularly, and I’ve had some rocky moments (sometimes daily), but I am here to show you how I persevere as I navigate my path, and to cheer you on as you navigate yours.

With much love,

Dianne