Living Your Soul's Intentions

“I recognized, finally, that I had always been in touch with my Soul and divine nature. I had never been separate from it. It had always been present, as the best part of me. It was my laughter, my loving, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and so much more. It was the part of me that I really liked.”

When Are You Coming Home? A Personal Guide to Soul Transcendence
John-Roger with Paula Sanderson

Think back over the last week. What were your intentions for yourself? Are you aware of what was motivating you? Was your day filled with a sense of purpose, or did you make decisions out of judgment, negativity or fear? We often live life on autopilot, living out old programming, other people’s opinions, or wait to act until we’re guaranteed success. Just remember that “energy flows where our attention goes.” So, if we have a positive intention for a situation or for our life, and continue to put our attention and devotion to that, our energy becomes very focused to support it. And, if we have no conscious intention, or have negative expectations, our energy goes back to the old programming that’s there, which can often be of a negative or limiting nature.

Let’s look at this from the soul’s perspective.

Beneath the fears and negativity of our ego/personality lie the intentions that our Soul has for us in this lifetime. Intentions are different than goals or resolutions. They have some very specific qualities:

• Energy of expansiveness
• Can be experienced at any moment
• An inner quality that comes through all you do
• Aligns you with your Divine nature
• Serves as a beacon through life

These intentions can be one word, such as…..joy; clarity; loving; acceptance; mindfulness. Or, they can be a phrase, i.e.….. “Accept all parts of myself;” “Live in balance;” “Loving service to self and others” “Be a joyful, loving being;” “Stand in the Truth of who I am;.” “Live in Grace;” “Open up to abundance.”

The qualities of these intentions are not something we need to learn or develop. They are the essence of who we already are. This is the life force that shines from our Soul when we allow it. When we open up to the intentions from this soul level and bring them forward in to our daily lives, we begin to create an energy field in and around us that’s of a higher level. They become the guiding Light in our lives. And when our energy, thoughts, emotions and actions are in line with our intentions, we begin to open to the flow of life, living “On Purpose.”

If I have an intention of “being a joyful, loving presence in the world,” and continue to devote myself to that and put energy into it, my experience each day is going to be totally different than if my goal is to “not screw up today.” Or, if I live by the belief that “others must approve of all that I do in order for me to be ok”, I am giving all my power away to things that are not in my control. Whereas, if I have an intention to “Love and accept all parts of myself,” my self worth comes from within. By living our soul’s intentions we become the positive co-creator of our inner experience in situations, rather than feeling like a victim or blaming people and things outside of ourselves.

I have no magic formula for accessing this information. Each of us has our own way of communicating with ourselves on the deepest level. I do have some questions to ask yourself that may assist you. Find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. Put on some soft music if you find that helpful. Go in to a meditative state or say a prayer of atunement. Turn your attention inward, and silently ask yourself the following questions. Don’t think of the “perfect” answer, just allow whatever’s there to come forward.

• Who do I want to be at this stage of my life?
• What qualities do I need to open up to within myself ?
• What values do I want to guide me?
• When I look back on my life at the time of my death, what do I want to be able to say about how I lived my life?
• What is my soul’s intention for me?


You may get immediate information, or it may come later. When you identify an intention, allow yourself to feel the energy of it. The vibration of it will be unique to you. If your intention is to “be at peace with myself” or “joy”, you can begin to have that inner experience now. You don’t need to wait for something outside of yourself make it happen. It’s already there underneath the illusions we’ve created.

Every day there will be people and situations that will pull us away from this alignment with our intentions. So, everyday we need to become aware when this is happening and direct our energy back. The more devoted we are to living our intentions, and the more time we spend in that vibration, the stronger this energy becomes. And each time we get pulled out of balance into negativity, we have a choice, “Do I want to stay in my suffering, or am I willing to sacrifice this in order to live my intention?”


And, through it all, our Soul waits patiently.