{"id":14,"date":"2020-03-25T18:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xiyinofficial.com\/?p=14"},"modified":"2024-02-27T07:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:31:54","slug":"being-more-intentional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xiyinofficial.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/being-more-intentional\/","title":{"rendered":"Being More Intentional"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Intentional was one of my words for 2021.
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\n Spending a lot of my time in front of a computer or on my phone means that I have a lot of over-exposure to highlight reels. I find myself scrolling and watching Instagram Story after Instagram Story. And after a while, it makes me become irritated with my own life. We live in a world where everyone is sharing their
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\n \u2014 \u201clook at the workout I just did!\u201d, \u201comg I just got this bag!\u201d, and \u201cI\u2019m engaged!!!\u201d \u2014 and I think it starts to take a toll on us. I know I\u2019m guilty of sharing the good things. And it\u2019s something I shouldn\u2019t even have to feel guilty about. If I\u2019m having a good day, you\u2019re going to see me posting more on my platforms because I\u2019m in a good mood. If I\u2019m having a bad day, I\u2019m more likely going to be silent because I just don\u2019t feel like sharing.\n <\/p>\n

\n I\u2019m here to be the first one to tell you (and quite frankly, myself) that seeing other people\u2019s accomplishments on social media are NOT checkpoints for your own life. In a way, we\u2019re so caught up in what everyone else is doing that we lose sight of our own lives.\n <\/p>\n

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\n I\u2019ve been waking up every day with the
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\n . It\u2019s something I 1000% need to make sure I\u2019m aware of.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my morning routine.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with projects at work.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my yoga practice.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my words in blog posts.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my thoughts.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my social media.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my skin care routine.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with how much water I\u2019m drinking.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my relationships\/friendships.\n <\/p>\n

\n More intentional with my thoughts, feelings, and actions.\n <\/p>\n

\n Being intentional allows you to be more aware. More present. More in tune with what YOU need, and the energy you want to give off to those around you. Instead of living like we\u2019re on autopilot, living with intentions really puts a lot into perspective. If 2020 has taught us anything, it\u2019s that we need to live life a little bit differently than we\u2019re used to. Right now is the perfect time to take things day by day. So I challenge you to wake up and set some sort of intention. Or set the intention to go through your day
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\n . I promise your thoughts will shift dramatically!\n <\/p>\n

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