A Place of Intention

October 16, 2024

For many years I have seen intention pave the way towards gratifying goals and success, in my own life and with my clients. As a designer, I strongly offer this exercise of intention.

Find a kind of special spot, an alcove in the wall if you have one but if you don’t, maybe a ledge or a pedestal. When locating a place, choose somewhere that your eyes can’t help but focus on, each day. Perhaps this could be at the end of a hallway you traverse or the windowsill above your kitchen sink. The corner of a room that you clear out is good. If you have a small end table or a chair, this works as your place too. Find a spot where no oddities are dropped. A place that stays free of ‘stuff’. I think you know what I mean.

Now what you put on your pedestal or shelf, reminds you of the best part of you, your connection with everything good and precious and divine in your world. You make it a sacred place but not necessarily religious, although it certainly can be. I believe placement has more purpose than making things beautiful and functional. Design with a purpose embraces intention….strong, clear intention. And when you direct this intention with a lit candle or a flower in a vase, a photo of someone who has helped you in the past, a prophet or sage you pay homage to or even an object with memories attached to it. You might place a shell you found when you were a child. Perhaps you want to remember to go the seashore more often, then let this small shell remind you of the time you spent there. Anything and everything can happen when you use visual reminders.

I've seen manifestation over and over and over again as a designer in and out of houses and businesses for many years. This place you select is about you. If there is a phrase written on paper or an object you have, like a vase or a statue or a music sheet that embodies who you are, then bring them out and make them work for you. Make this place a focal point and give it life by taking care of it. Pay attention each day. Maybe change a beautiful leaf in a jar, so that it is always fresh. This special place and the items you place there, will remind you of who you are and what you are capable of. You will be reminded of your greatest strengths, whether attained from struggle into clarity or from the reverence you have of your ancestors or from the love of those close to you today. Give thanks to all of who you are and how far you’ve come. Miracles begin with intention.

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