By Melanated Glow
If something happens to you, whether negative or positive, do you evaluate the intention of that energy? I remember growing up and getting in trouble for things that I wasn’t aware of. Yes I put the aluminum Easy Bake Oven pan in microwave when my oven wasn’t cooking for me. I was a child. I didn’t know what was going on when I saw the sparks flying in microwave after pressing Start. All I knew is that I saw food being cooked in the microwave prior, and I wanted to cook my cake. It looked like a great Plan B to me, but my mother didn’t think so. Needless to say, that experiment ended with an old-fashioned whooping.
Intentions are so important. Asking the question, “Why” is key to understanding the root of an action. In my opinion, the why means more that the what. I care more about “why” some-one decided to do what they did instead of “what” they actually did. They “why” gives more information to the root cause of the manifestation. In my Easy Bake Oven situation, my mother only cared about “what” I did and the potential of what could have happened had the microwave not been turned off when it was. With more patience and understanding, she could have explained to me why we do not put metal in the microwave. We could’ve arrived to the same desired result, of me not putting metal in the microwave, without physical abuse.
Mothers and fathers are going to provide for their children, regardless of their situation. I know of people that have stolen from stores to provide their household with food and other necessities. Stealing is illegal but there is a level of compassion that is extended towards someone who operates from a survival viewpoint. We all want to survive, and what it takes for that to happen differs from person to person. There is an understanding of what we would do given a situation that takes a little of the sting off depending on the intention. Likewise, if someone steals based upon jealousy, hate, or greed we tend to have less compassion for that type of situation even though the end result in both situations are the same: something was stolen.
Intentions involve thinking and being mindful of our mental energy. We need mindfulness in order for healing or change to take place, as everything begins with the mind. Meditation and silencing things going on around allows for a level of clarity to be achieved to make the best decisions. Being mindful that we sometimes move and operate without thinking is important. Why did we just say that? Why did we just do that? Why was our response as kind or harsh as it was? We cannot want a pleasant outcome in a disagreement if we are responding irrationally. But even then, does the person on the receiving end identify with you wanting the best for them regardless of the delivery?
Prayer is a beautiful way of setting our intentions for that moment, day, or journey. When we speak life into our business ventures, work situations, or family life, we invoke the energies that we do not see to move on our behalf to accomplish those things in the physical. This is a reason why our words are so powerful. Speaking of power, it is said that non verbal communication is more powerful than words as it is able to express what cannot be said. Like the age old question, “What is Love?”, we can try to explain the things we feel when we experience the overwhelming sensation of loving another per-son but no matter what we say there is something left that hasn’t been expressed. The best love songs communicate love in a way that expresses enough of what is felt for us to hold on to those words or look for that type of love if it hasn’t been experienced yet. Regardless, true love is only experienced when both parties involved have intentions set on loving the other.
Thinking or speaking intentions grant clarity. All relationships need clarity. Whether it be parent and child, teacher and student, employer and employee, friends, or husband and wife, there is a fusion of different energies that need to know how to interact with one another. As we get to fully understand the person, we need to know them from the root of their existence. Who they are essentially comes from the why they do certain things or think a certain way and not always from what they did. Evaluating a person based on who they are and not what you experienced similarly from another takes a level of maturity but it is a place where intentions reign and confusion dissipates
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