Hello to all, Hello to myself,

What is on my mind……………………………………..

Right Intention – Wrong Execution

or

Wrong Intention – Right Execution

We want to Dis-Identify with our emotions, our thoughts, our sensations, our mind.  We also want to Dis-Identify with our roles in our family, in our community, in our business, in our nation, in our culture.  BUT, instead we Disconnect.  We disconnect from our thoughts and feelings by engaging in distractions through drinking, smoking, eating, or watching TV.  We disconnect from our roles in the near and far world by believing in the cynicism, by locking our doors, by wearing our headphones, by allowing our “that is someone else’s problem” attitude to close us out.

I will say that I have been very successful with the right execution of the wrong intention many times in my life.  I have often chosen the path of least resistance to avoid… (myself, the world, my fears).  When I reflect on these times, it brings me sadness.

I have also had many moments where I may have had the right intention, but I didn’t know how to truly execute on it… and either I said things or did things wrong.  I can recall numerous times when my heart said to do one thing and my fear said to do another, sadly I listened to the one that screams loudly instead of the one beats calmly.  Those moments seem to linger with both hope and woe.

Right Intention – Right Execution

It might seem that this would be the least experienced scenario, but I can say that I have had a great many times when the stars have aligned with me.  I have had some truly great moments… I don’t mean superficial headliners worthy of media attention.  I mean… asking my spiritual partner to marry me, being present for each of my children’s births, saying thank you to the cashier at the grocery store, holding the door for a stranger, coaching little league basketball, bringing donuts to the staff of my company on a random day because one young person needed to smile.  These are the moments of happiness and true joy in my life.

No Right – No Wrong…

I have had the good, the bad, and the ugly.  And, that is ok.  I need to accept them all, I need to be thankful and forgiving of the past… I need to welcome them when they come in the future.  But as for the present, I will try to connect deeply and identify lightly.

…………………………….. Why am I sharing this rambling with you… because that is the thought in my mind right now.

Thank you for being, Michael.