Living an Intentional Life

Living an Intentional Life… what I call a life worth living… doesn’t happen by chance or accident. It isn’t created by following a detailed plan with lots of forms to fill out… or a series of boxes to check. No, a life lived with intention is born when you simply begin to follow your heart.

Living with intention requires that you live ‘in perfect alignment’ with your core principles and values. These principles and values will define you. You are living right now with some principles that help you to navigate through your life. But as you grow and mature, you will develop more understanding. And as you set new and more important priorities you will begin to see things differently. With experience the principles that you live by will increase in number… and as a result you will personally leap ahead in your focus and clarity.

Living an Intentional Life is living a life aligned with your heart. You must take the time to search out the real you. You must learn, adopt and support core principles and values that reflect who you are and what you stand for. These principles will assist you in establishing your Personal Mission. They will guide you in nourishing what is important to you and your loved ones. Some of these principles will align with what is needed in your community. Most importantly… these core principles and values will provide you with the personal path to follow to make a difference in this world.

An Intentional Life is a life aligned with your passions. Choosing to live this life will recognize your needs. This one decision will bring forward the real you. Allowing yourself to be passionate about the many things your heart is connected to will bring you immense joy.

Your passions will show you the path to deciding what you should be doing with your life. The decisions that you should be making. They will define what you recognize as important and essential.  

Embracing what you love will allow you to grow and flourish. Your passions will bring forward the unique gifts and talents that only you can deliver. Allow them to help you mature… let them move you from enduring another day at work to mastering your craft. Take your passions and help transform the world into an extraordinary place.  

An Intentional Life demands you to be genuine in all that you do. To be yourself. To be true to your inner voice, what you stand for, and what you think is vital to your long term happiness and success.

But it also demands that you choose to serve others. To Love them. Care for them. Accept them just as they are. Like you, all of us want nothing more than to be seen, heard and understood. Again, you do this by living your life ‘in complete and perfect alignment’ with positive principles and values.

And this Intentional Life requires you to be sincere in your actions, commitments and relationships. That you are willing to do the hard work. Be in it for the long haul. To push through what is demanding, difficult and challenging. To be truthful and honest in your efforts. Reliable in all of your endeavors. To be true to your high standards.

You must stand firm in your convictions. Not be swayed by criticism from others or your own personal self-doubt. You must remain unaffected by the many events and challenges that life will hand you. Always be faithful to who you are and the beliefs that you stand for.

Stand firm in your faith and your personal commitment to the future. Bring your honest and authentic self everywhere you go. Be heartfelt in all of your actions. Remain unaffected by society and its negative messaging.

Remember, this new life lived with intention takes place when you begin to follow your heart. Always be true to it. Hear that inner voice that recognizes so clearly what you need. It will guide you towards what you want out of life. What makes you whole… what is essential to your being.

With great love and respect,

Kent Gordon England

Spring 2024