Check Your Intentions At The Door

All of us have been to a concert, movie, doctor's office, hotel or some place where we have to check in before we can finally get to our destination. Heck, even before you enter a night club they check for identification and if you're lucky, a handsome muscle bound bouncer will even pat you down for weapons.   

This mandatory "check" should also be a prerequisite in our daily personal actions and interactions. Before we act or respond to something we should visit the INTENTION desk to check-in and confirm that all credentials have been verified.

I have been single for almost 5 years now. I have dated men here and there, but nothing too serious. Needless to say, every now and then I get the urge to call an old beau to spend some time or catch a movie. Just in that moment, when I'm about to dial the number, something always stops me and I end up spending the rest of the evening on my couch watching Netflix.  This past weekend the same thing happened and I took a moment to investigate why I couldn't go through with the call. 

MY INTENTIONS. I now understand that my intentions were requiring me to check-in at the front desk. The front desk is where all my life lessons were filed in a drawer. The front desk is where my newly developed spirit was standing with a smile and asking "How can I help you?". The front desk is where I had to show proof that I was no longer the same person I was in the past. 

When I got to the front desk, my spirit advised me that my intentions were not directly in line with the goals I set forth for my life. She pulled an old dusty file from the drawer and reminded me that the person I was about to call had previously proven unworthy of my time. She then asked for my identification to make sure I wasn't returning to the front desk as the person I used to be in the past. After verifying my credentials, she did a quick pat down to make sure I wasn't carrying anything like old baggage, loneliness or low self-esteem in my pockets. She kindly took my cell phone from my hand and hung it up before I could make the call. She told me she loved me and sent me on my merry way toward my destination....Happiness!

All of our actions are driven by INTENT and PURPOSE. It is important to question the intentions buried beneath your actions, especially when those actions are fed from emotion. You then must determine if those intentions will serve a purpose in your life that will add exponential growth and love to your spiritual foundation. If your intentions are not in line with your growth, the outcome will likely be unfavorable. 

Take a minute to check in at your front desk. You'll be happy you did!