monthly intention - April

April Inspiration: This month spring is in full bloom--it's a month for dynamism, idealism and fresh beginnings as well as connecting to the earth. We have found that a stance of gratitude helps open new possibilities and provide the fertilizer for innovative ideas to take root and bloom in beautiful ways. We encourage you to take a stance of gratitude this month towards whatever comes your way, experimenting with the possibility that it is all part of a plan to ultimately bring you greater joy, growth, and success.

April Question for Reflection: How could you begin to feel gratitude towards some event, person, or thing for which you are currently in a more negative relationship? How can you spend more time in grateful connection with the Earth this month?

IONS monthly intentions for a global shift in consciousness

• Picture the world as it is today, knowing that I am a part of this planet's evolutionary design. I choose to live to my fullest capacity in a spirit of openness, intellectual integrity, and freedom.
  
• I am conscious that I have a role in the unfolding story of humanity. I am connected to the whole. My intentions find a deep resonance in the hearts and minds of others.
  
• Together, we stir the depths of human ingenuity, creativity, and collective healing. Together, we are part of an evolutionary pulse bringing into focus our collective responsibility for planet Earth and its diverse peoples.
  
• My intention is to be in a place of wisdom, compassion, and abiding exuberance for serving our common work and the greater good.

-- http://www.noetic.org

monthly intentions - december 2005

December Inspiration: In many traditions and cultures, the darkest time of year is the time for drawing inward towards family and celebrating the light in its many manifestations –with decorative lights, fires, and celebrations of holy days. Light is often used as a metaphor for consciousness itself. So one way to approach December (at least in the northern hemisphere) is as a time to re-ignite our own consciousness and reconnect with whatever we hold sacred. This re-connection with light runs throughout much of the fanfare, ritual, parties, and present-giving of this time of year. All can be seen as ways to re-activate our conscious nature, celebrate our connection with others, and revitalize our being after an active year of work in the world.

December Question for Reflection: What brings the most light into your life? How can you approach the holiday season in a way that honors your deepest values?

Noetic Science - Monthly Intention Program

intention of the month - november

November Inspiration: Learning happens via many channels. Nature, relationships, and simple acts of kindness, for example, can all teach us lessons of compassion and caring. Imagine the center of a delicate web of connections in which even seemingly insignificant movements ripple outwards and back inwards. Similarly, each of our actions creates ripples of learnings for ourselves and for others. What is the impact we want to have on the world? What lessons are we conveying? Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Walking our talk can be the most transformational teaching of all.

This month’s intention comes to us from Berenda Cason Brown: My intention is first to do no harm, and next to step beyond my ordinary experiences and opinions to absent myself from fear, violence, noise and rush, whether it is in media or an actual presence in our world, by breathing deeply of peace, silence and nature. Lastly, I intend to connect with all living creatures and earth's rich abundance through wisdom and love.

-- Noetic Sciences

intention of the month - October

October Inspiration: Learning something new can be transformative if put it into action. Knowledge without action informs but doesn’t inspire. Be inspirational this month! Learn new skills and take new actions as a result. In frequently repeating these new skills, you will soon have new set of tools at your disposal.

October Question for Reflection: We are all students and we are all teachers; we are all influenced and we are all influential. Who has inspired you lately and whom have you inspired? When you reflect on the people and ideas that influence you, what are the common themes? What skills or attitudes do you model yourself? Are your beliefs, words, and actions all aligned?

This month’s intention comes to us from an anonymous member, who reminds us to do the following: To live consciously. To be present in each moment. To not just do automatically, but to let my entire being take part in decisions, activities, and interactions with people and nature. To be curious. To inhale good scents. To turn off the television and read.

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intention of the month

September Inspiration:
For the next month you’re invited to view the world through eyes of awe. Contemplate the principles of discovery vs. comparison and apply them to the events of your day.
Your life will transform. You will learn things you never knew, see things you never saw and think things you’ve never thought. When you walk around with the intention of discovery you see the world differently. You become an open invitation for wisdom.

September Question for Reflection:
If not now, when? Is there something you’ve been wanting to study? What do you want to learn more about? Is there any area where you have opinions that are not as informed as they could be? Schedule some time this month to actively pursue any area you’re interested in. Pick one so you don’t overwhelm yourself, remember, concentration is the secret to strength.

This month we have an intention from Magy Rehayem:
All I can do is be present. One never knows what form transformation will come in. Know that a subtle shift can signal a major crossroads....and what we think is a major crossroads, is really a subtle shift. All I can do is be present.

Source: IONS Monthly Intention

Monthly Intention - August 2005

August Inspiration: Jacob M. Braude once said, "Consider how hard it is to change yourself, and you'll understand what little chance you have of changing others." In many ways this humorous yet sobering statement leads us into the next point which is, a person or group cannot change all the while staying the same. In other words, if different actions are not being taken, if things are not consistently occurring differently, if the same old problems crop right back up, change has not taken place. Talk doesn't cook rice.

August Question for Reflection: If you were given $500,000 to advance your favorite charity (as many or as few as you decide), what would you do with money? Be creative. You could pay your living expenses while volunteering full-time for a cause you believe in; you could put on a fundraising event in your neighborhood; maybe you would put together a nonprofit organization for your favorite cause. There are so many options! Now that you're thinking big, what can you with the resources you have?

This month we have an intention from Betty Kay: Be aware of the subtle messages and "feelings" that have no verbal or concrete meaning attached, and follow the leads by acting on them. I intend to trust the greater connections of consciousness and be less attached to "knowing exactly what everything means" before I decide to respond.

-- The institute of Noetic Sciences

july: monthly intention

July Inspiration:
Picture the ripples from a pebble thrown into a lake, they eventually reach the shore on all sides. Your influence ripples out from you to your immediate family to your friends to your community to your country to the planet. And everyone you touch touches others. George Bernard Shaw said, "I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can." This month we invite you to pay attention to the effect you have on your immediate environment, friends, family, and community, pay attention to the ripples that begin with you.

July Question for Reflection:
We each have the opportunity to serve something greater then ourselves; to offer our unique perspective and help our community in some way. Ask yourself what you can do to help your community. There are many levels of participation; even the smallest contribution makes difference. Some ideas: Gather your friends and/or neighbors and spend a few hours cleaning up the local beach or park, bring extra bags to offer to anyone who wants to help; offer your expertise to a local boys or girls club, perhaps you can cook a meal with a group or bring in a picnic to a local shelter, mentor a child, donate money to a local cause that you care about, make a call about fixing that pothole down the street, think creatively and make a difference. This month we ask you, "What can you do to make a difference in your community?"

-- http://www.noetic.org

monthly intention

June Inspiration:

Each one of us is a thread in the tapestry of the collective unconscious, and the colors we exude and the texture of our energy affects the look, feel, and health of the whole picture. From this higher perspective you can literally see our strong connection with each other. We are each responsible for the bigger picture by the manner in which we join the tapestry. This month we seek to inspire you to consciously think about your contribution to the tapestry of civilization.

IONS monthly intentions for a global shift in consciousness:

• I picture the world as it is today, knowing that I am a part of this planet's evolutionary design. I choose to live to my fullest capacity in a spirit of openness, intellectual integrity, and freedom.
• I am conscious that I have a role in the unfolding story of humanity. I am connected to the whole. My intentions find a deep resonance in the hearts and minds of others.
  Together, we stir the depths of human ingenuity, creativity, and collective healing.
• Together, we are part of an evolutionary pulse bringing into focus our collective responsibility for planet Earth and its diverse peoples.
• My intention is to be in a place of wisdom, compassion, and abiding exuberance for serving our common work and the greater good.

http://www.noetic.org/membership/intention.cfm