Now that you have stated your intentions for the new year, now let go of any pressure to achieve them.
What!! No pressure? That’s right. We are not seeking to achieve an intention, we are intending on becoming the identity of the person that achieves the intention we set.
Imagine your child is intending on becoming a poet. Would you place pressure on them to write poetry or would you create the conditions to help the child become creative. You would most likely buy them notebooks, laptops, and poetry books for them to read.
Pressure is anxiety to the body. It is an older paradigm that works in the short term, but it is not the solution for sustained creativity and peace.
With that mentioned, we are creating the identity of someone different than the person we have been for years. This person may be healthier, more grounded, athletic, peaceful, loving. Once you have awareness of the identity you are working towards, than you can start to create the conditions for this identity.
If you are wanting to eat healthier, you would buy more natural foods. If you are wanting to be more athletic, you would purchase a gym membership. If you wanted to be more peaceful, you would have a meditation practice.
Pressuring yourself to be something or achieve something is not our intention. This community is surrounded around compassion and support so you can feel seen and supported on your journey towards becoming someone you are proud of.
That means accepting who you are now! And creating the intention to move towards the future self.
Now that you have written down your 2026 intentions, rewrite them from the stand point of what is the identity of the person that lives with those goals.
Example: I identify as a healthy, peaceful and loving man.
Write down your identity in the comments and we will discuss them on the community call tomorrow am.