100 Quotes About Intention

Intention is a powerful force that can help us change our lives and reach our goals. We often think of intentions as thoughts we want to accomplish, things we want to get, and goals we want to achieve. But intentions are so much more than that! Intention is the unseen force within each of us that can guide us to our goals, clear our minds, and keep the stars aligned in the right direction. Be intentional with these inspirational quotes about intention and your life will be full of joy and fulfillment.

The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who...
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The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot. Criss Jami
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Everyone lies to themselves, but many people do it with good intentions. They want to believe what they tell themselves, it is oftentimes the best possible version of reality for them. Although it may not be accurate, it is a mural of their desires, aspirations, optimism and passion. These people usually either need time or a new experience to discover the truth. People who lie to themselves for different reasons are oftentimes trying to avoid something or escape blame for things they have done. Ashly Lorenzana
Intentions of a man reflects in his actions.
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Intentions of a man reflects in his actions. Sukant Ratnakar
God is a witness to anything done in secret.
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God is a witness to anything done in secret. Lailah Gifty
You have to live intentionally as one with a unique...
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You have to live intentionally as one with a unique purpose and determination. Sunday Adelaja
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My father taught me that you can you read a hundred books on wisdom and write a hundred books on wisdom, but unless you apply what you learned then its only words on a page. Life is not lived with intentions, but action. Shannon L. Alder
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The sight of a being who is not adorned with a single feature of a pure and good will, enjoying unbroken prosperity, can never give pleasure to an impartial rational spectator. Thus a good will appears to constitute the indispensable condition even of being worthy of happiness. Immanuel Kant
Life is short only if you are not living your...
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Life is short only if you are not living your purpose. T.F. Hodge
Good intentions are the best business.
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Good intentions are the best business. Debasish Mridha
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Religion means life. Religion means true service in love to man and God. Religion means what ought to be understood within the confines of the laws of God. Religion means discipline. Religion means uplifting the falling. Religion means caring for they that suffer in latent and understanding why Christ came to die for us. Religion means development and expansion within the scope of the laws of God that safeguards life and protects the creations of the Creator. Religion means understanding what ought to be understood. Religion means understanding trials and why trials come our way, the tenacity to endure to the end and the rightful use of comfort to please God. Religion never means destroying lives. If we understand religion well, we shall know that religion means true love without bitterness. If we understand religion well, we shall know that religion means humility and a true submissive to the will of God. If we understand religion well, we shall know that religion simply means dos and don’ts according to the scope, purpose and the will of God for our lives and not according to our own convictions and how we think things should be. Excessive religiosity is the root cause of contentions in religion. Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Good intentions do not always suffice.
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Good intentions do not always suffice. Ufuoma Apoki
You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when...
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You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when they didn't use wisdom before they found themselves knee deep in their version of justice. Shannon L. Alder
How would your life be different if… You pretended those...
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How would your life be different if… You pretended those around you were deaf to your words? Let today be the day… You let your actions speak and communicate your feelings and intentions. Steve Maraboli
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Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the weights and sprinting towards his goals. Those who insincerely misunderstand, who intentionally distort the motives of a pure-intentioned individual, then, no longer have the opportunity to block his path; instead, they are the ones left to stand on the sidelines shouting frustratedly in the wind of his trail. Criss Jami
Success is simple, but isn't easy because it demands execution,...
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Success is simple, but isn't easy because it demands execution, not intentions. Orrin Woodward
Once your intentions are real and wise, helpful and positive,...
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Once your intentions are real and wise, helpful and positive, keep going forward. Never ever give up! Israelmore Ayivor
If you don’t want to just live an ordinary life,...
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If you don’t want to just live an ordinary life, then you will have to be intentional about converting all your time into that which you have been called to do. Sunday Adelaja
If you don’t just want to live an ordinary life,...
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If you don’t just want to live an ordinary life, then you will have to be intentional about converting all your time into that which you have been called to do. Sunday Adelaja
You must be intentional and decisive about what you want...
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You must be intentional and decisive about what you want to achieve during your solitude time. Sunday Adelaja
Make sure that you intentionally bring out results and positive...
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Make sure that you intentionally bring out results and positive products and the world will celebrate you. Sunday Adelaja
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Do not recite words just to prove to yourself and others that you know and love God; for he already put his breath and light inside you. Instead, put truth in your every word and action, and always let your conscience steer and guide you. Suzy Kassem
Do not get down on your knees to pray just...
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Do not get down on your knees to pray just to show God that you always remember him. Instead stay on your feet, and always do as he would do in place of him. Suzy Kassem
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And good intentions? These scared him the most: people with good intentions tended not to question themselves. And people who didn't question themselves, in the scientific world and beyond, were the ones to watch out for. Shanthi Sekaran
If you know who you are, this knowledge will attract...
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If you know who you are, this knowledge will attract people in all types of situation and circumstances to support your intentions and ideas Sunday Adelaja
I've left behind so many unfinished quilts in my life,...
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I've left behind so many unfinished quilts in my life, beautiful pieces of dreams and intentions never fully assembled. K. Martin Beckner
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Let your thoughts, intentions, imaginations, and dreams fly under a clear blue sky with a spring breeze floating like a butterfly from flower to flower. See the beauty of mankind. Enjoy the nectar of life. It will shift your awareness to a higher consciousness. Debasish Mridha
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You're back where you swore yourself you wouldn't be The familiar shackles you can't tell from your own skin Your head's under water when you learned to swim On a road to hell, congratulations, you're free... Sanhita Baruah
Truth can only be found in a person's record of...
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Truth can only be found in a person's record of actions, not their list of intentions. Suzy Kassem
To know the good from the bad, study a man...
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To know the good from the bad, study a man or woman's history of actions, not their record of intentions. Suzy Kassem
I’m just a soul whose intentions are good, ’“ he...
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I’m just a soul whose intentions are good, ’“ he sang to the crabs and the spiders and the palmetto beetles and the lizards and the night. ‘“Oh lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood. Neil Gaiman
You have two options whether to speed up or block...
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You have two options whether to speed up or block your soul’s intentions. You have a choice: to act out of selfish ego or as a loving soul. Hina Hashmi
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The mind that does inner intentions (bhaav-mann) is the ‘charge’ mind. The mind that is getting exhausted (dravya-mann) is the ‘discharge’ mind. Bhaav-mann creates the worldly life. Dravya-mann brings an end to the worldly life. When egoism goes away, bhaav-mann vanishes. Dada Bhagwan
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If your intentions are good, nothing bad can happen. Debasish Mridha
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They say money is the rude of all evil, however I know poor people that can quite fit the bill. Anthony Liccione
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Always judge a man by the coloring of his heart and only his heart. Truth can be found in his record of actions, not intentions. Suzy Kassem
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When shrouded meanings and grim intentions are nicely polished up and pokerfaced personae are generously palming off their fantasy constructs, caution is the watchword, since rimpling water on the well of truth swiftly obscures our vision and perception. ("Trompe le pied.") Erik Pevernagie
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If we pray we shall put an end to evil intentions. Lailah Gifty Akita
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There is nothing wrong with dreaming, but there is everything wrong with dreaming without any intention to make the dream a reality. Unarine Ramaru
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If God had good intentions, he would have rewarded the sex. M.F. Moonzajer
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You know, in everyone’s life you go through just trying to learn what one times one is–one times one equals one. S.B. Redd
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Intentions are the only thing they care about. They try to make you think they care about what you do, but they don't. They don't want you to act a certain way, they want you to think a certain way. So you're easy to understand. So you wont pose a threat to them. Veronica Roth
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I think sometimes, despite our good intentions and wise choices, something's are up to fate and we learn to play our part the best we can. Nikki Rowe
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One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations. Anthony Liccione
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Thinking too much about the future, especially in terms of wants and desires, constricts us. First of all, it does little, if anything to achieve goals. Secondly, consider, that what you think you may want tomorrow may not actually be what you want tomorrow. You are ever-changing and constantly evolving. It’s OK to want better for the future, but don’t expect for the future. Just as introspection is very challenging, so is knowing what is in fact good or best for us and the path there. We may think we need to do things one way, when in fact, we may need to do them in a completely different way. . Akiroq Brost
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Even with the very best of intentions, even with the ambition of making the world a better place, when we cast judgment upon people whose lifestyles, beliefs, or predilections we dislike, we add to the emotional filth of hostility and make the world feel a little less safe for the folks we’re genuinely trying to help. Agnostic Zetetic
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I grow more and more intrigued by this as I write: how words, even the most carefully chosen, can mean such different things from one person to another, so that others might think about what I write in ways I did not intend at all. Dawn Hammill
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Integrity is a life where your beliefs and intentions are aligned with your words and actions. Stephen Lovegrove
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Words reveal your beliefs and intentions. Actions reveal your character. When they are in alignment, they reveal your greatest life. Steve Maraboli
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You have to make an enemy a friend to conquer his or her evil intentions. Lailah Gifty Akita
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More often than not, you will never be judged by your intentions because the world can't read minds and very few will know the heart of a person they have not given time to know personally. Shannon L. Alder
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Avoiding awareness of our own reality is often an attempt to deny thoughts, desires, or intentions that we feel will threaten or contradict the needs of those with whom we feel strong attachment. We instinctively hide feelings and thoughts we assume would be threatening to other people, and might cause them to leave us. People who learned early in life to adapt to parental needs to an extent that we were unable to focus on our own developmental tasks and needs will often continue to play out this working mode” of conditional attachment. “You will attach to me as long as I meet your needs. Mary Crocker Cook
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Even if you communicate sincerely and your intentions are upright, if people don’t have trust, they speculate your every move... Assegid Habtewold
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Intentions, whether good or bad, that don’t reflect the words and actions are only meant to fulfill personal goals. Ashish Patel
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Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad, that require forgiveness. Emily Thorne
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You will never accept gratitude as a solution to your problems, until you have reached the last stage of grief--acceptance. Shannon L. Alder
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He could have been invisible and it wouldn’t have made a difference to them. He didn’t care, so long as he felt at ease, which was his original intention. He wasn’t there to make friends, nor did he want to. Jason Medina
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Never go to another woman about your woman. Not unless you want an insidious form of advice. Donna Lynn Hope
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Intentions do not insulate us from the consequences of our actions. Jon D Harrison
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The consequences of giving up on your dreams are bitter than the causes of your intentions to give up. Don’t give up! Israelmore Ayivor
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People with inferiority intentions do not go after their dreams not because they can't go; but because their passion is not strong enough to turn the wheels of success...and there they go, becoming losers, defeated by their obstacles! Israelmore Ayivor
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The Maker knows the motives of men's hearts. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Stars are much further away from where they are now for those who have no dreams and no intentions to reach them! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Good intentions might sound nice, but it's positive actions that matter. Tim Fargo
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Miki-san... do you truly want that person's dream to come true? Or is it that you want to be that person's savior for making that dream come true? If you're going to fulfill someone else's dream, that's the time when it's most important to be sure you know your own wish. The two might seem the same, but they're entirely different. Magica Quartet
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The healthy should be reminded that we are all dying because it is through our own reminder of mortality that we accelerate our good intentions, into actions people can see. Shannon L. Alder
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Never lose hope. Never forget the power of intentions and desires. Debasish Mridha
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The power of your intentions has a greater impact on your life than your actions. Debasish Mridha
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When you have the right intention, the right opportunity will open the door. Debasish Mridha M.D.
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Your intentions have more impact than your actions. Debasish Mridha M.D.
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Sometimes you welcome people only for them to show you how unwelcoming you are. Sometimes you generously help people only for them to show you how extravagant and evil you are. Sometimes you teach people only for them to show you how ignorant you are. Sometimes you open your doors to people only for them to show you how dirty your room is. Sometimes you make way for people only for them to block your ways. Sometimes you draw people closer to you only for them to teach you the real meaning of betrayal and loneliness. Sometimes you smile to people only for them to show you the color of your teeth. Sometimes you play with people only for them to show you how uncouth you are. In life, sometimes, your very best intentions shall be seen as woefully bad. Sometimes in life, your very good deeds and acts would see another meaning, but no matter how people perceive, accept and treat you or your good intentions, acts and deeds, know yourself, and dare not to be changed by circumstances so easily! Regardless of how hurtful circumstances might be, dare to guard your heart and your tongue, so you may not speak what you should never say that can make you miss your reward from the Sovereign Lord. Keep doing what you have to do, as you have to do, as a living sacrifice to your Father who is in Heaven, knowing that your reward is from Him alone, and wait patiently with a calm and an understanding heart for your reward from Him, regardless of the arduous nature of the hurt and trials! . Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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No man voluntarily expresses his opinion without some intent to make a difference, and even if he does, he shouldn't. Criss Jami
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The desires you aspire to need strong chains of intent. Steven Redhead
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You can't get what you want, if the intentions are solely directed for self-benefits. Ashish Patel
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Cyber bullying occurs online daily. Most don't consider their actions or words to be bullying. Here's a few clues that you're a cyber bully.(1) You post information about someone in order to ruin their character.(2) You post threats to someone.(3) You tag someone in vulgar degrading posts.(4) You post any information intended to harm or shame another individual seeking to gain attention. Then, you are a cyber bully and need to get some help. . Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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What you may seek and what you may find are not always one. Lloyd Alexander
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Our actions are the results of our intentions and our intelligence. E. Stanley Jones
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Hell is paved with good intentions. Samuel Johnson
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Do not imagine that the good you intend will balance the evil you perform Norman Mac Donald
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Misguided good men are more dangerous than honest bad men. It is because they are seen as good that, in and by good conscience, the mob will always, stubbornly back them without question. Criss Jami
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To know the good from the bad, measure the heart. Actions reveal the true coloring of one's heart, not their intentions. Suzy Kassem
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It seems it doesn't pay to be good anymore, when people are short-changing you for evil. Anthony Liccione
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You don't just have people who wake up in the morning and say, "What evil things can I do today, because I'm Mr. Evil?" People do things for what they think are justified reasons. Everybody is the hero of their own story, and you have to keep that in mind. If you read a lot of history, as I do, even the worst and most monstrous people thought they were the good guys. We're all very tangled knots. George R.r. Martin
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Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples - while judging ourselves by our best intentions. And this has strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose. But Americans, I think, have a great advantage. To renew our unity, we only need to remember our values. We have never been held together by blood or background. We are bound by things of the spirit — by shared commitments to common ideals. George W. Bush
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A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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Count the deed, not the thought. Lloyd Alexander
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There are times in relationships, when we blow it. In spite of our best intentions, we wrong others. Our jealousy makes us feel inferior. Our own wounds cause us to act irrationally. Our insecurities lead us to say hurtful things. And so, we find ourselves acting out. In short, we cloud our lives with muddy water. We trash around the pond of our emotions until things are just too messed up to figure out how to fix them. It is in the times of muddy water that we learn how to wait it out. We have to wait until the mud settles. We must wait until we can clearly see where the water of our lives ends and the mud of misplaced emotions begin. Have the patience to wait until the mud settles. Be still until the water is clear. In clear water, words come. Right actions reveal them selves and healing appears.--- From the Devotional A Word in Season . Stella Payton
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A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some proposed end, but simply by virtue of the volition - that is, it is good in itself, and considered by itself is to be esteemed much higher than all that can be brought about by it in favor of any inclination, nay, even of the sum-total of all inclinations.. like a jewel, it would still shine by its own light, as a thing which has its whole value in itself. Immanuel Kant
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..we know there's a third choice. An alternative to staying simon-pure or bathing in the filth and the slime. It's the alternative that grown-ups all over the world pick. You balance off your walk through the hog-wallow against what it gains you. You choose the lesser of two evils and try to keep your good intentions on front of you. And I guess you judge how well you're doing by how well you sleep at night..and what your dreams are like. Stephen King
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The word God can mean whatever you believe it to mean, for me it is the conscious stream of life from which we all come, and to which we can stayconnected throughout our lives as a source of peace, wisdom, love, support, knowing, inspiration, vitality, security, balance, and inner strength. I think that awareness is paramount, because in awareness we gain understanding, which then enables us to regain our feeling of empowerment. We need to feel empowered to make our choices conciously, about how to deal with changes in life, rather than reacting in fear (which tends to make us blind and weak). If we are aware, we can be realistic yet postive, and we can properly focus our intentions. Awareness can be quite sensual (which can add to your sense of feeling empowered). Think about how your body moves as you live your life, how amazing it is; think about nature, observe the intricate beautiful details of natural thngs, and of things we create, and breathe deeply to soak it all in. Focus on the taste of food, the feel of textures in cloth, the feel of you partner's hand in yours; smell the sea breeze, listen to the wind in the trees, witness the colours of the leaves, the children playing; and be thankful for this life we are experiencing - this life we can all help to keep wonderful. Feel the wonder of being alive flood into you anytime you want, by taking a deep breath and letting the experience of these things fill you, even just by remembering. We all have that same stream of life within us, so you are a part of everything. Each one of us has the power to make a difference to everything. Breathe in that vital connection to the life source and sensual beauty everywhere, Feel loved and strong. Jay Woodman
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The gap between intentions and actions is character. Orrin Woodward
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Our being is more important than our doing. We are human beings, acting as though we are human doings. In our frenzied doing, we are often not conscious of our state of being. Yet our deepest impact comes from our state of being because it is at the root of our intentions, our choices, and our behavior. Henna Inam
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A good intention feeds no one. Bobby Darnell
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Instead of having just good intentions that are me-centered, you can have God intentions that are God-centered. And when God puts something into you, you can be certain it will come to pass. Craig Groeschel
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And I'd learned, the hard way, that sometimes, even with the purest intentions, we make things worse when we do our best to make things better. Gregory David Roberts
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Everyone is good at heart. We all do things with the greatest of intentions and most of the time we do it for selfish reasons. Myself included. Celia McMahon
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What makes you my friend if you doubt my intentions? Usman Iqbal
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Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. The roots of cruelty, therefore, are not so much strong as widespread. But the time must come when inhumanity protected by custom and thoughtlessness will succumb before humanity championed by thought. Let us work that this time may come. Albert Schweitzer
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This is the same establishment that all those who want, or rather aspire to, to be literary figures of the century, artists, painters and sculptors want acceptance from and approval. They want to be looked up to. Young and upcoming poets must approach their craft with an almost angelic perspective. So many writers are missing a condensed fusion in their writing, they condescend to their audience, the truth is not spoken in their work, they gabble, their words seem to make a hot fuss on the page. What do they gain? They gain this, simply nothing. Poets must assemble and present their work accordingly to how they see fit and should be careful of advice from other writers and editors. Sometimes there can be too much going on in the words that are meant to be given with the best of intentions. . Abigail George
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Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen. Robert K. Greenleaf
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In many ways he was like America itself, big and strong, full of good intentions, a roll of fat jiggling at his belly, slow of foot but always plodding along, always there when you needed him, a believer in the virtues of simplicity and directness and hard labor. Tim OBrien