So, what have you cooked up lately? I’ve been pretty damned productive (hee!) and driven, and I owe a lot of it to my patented Super Intention-Manifestation Master List.

You scoff! I’m telling you, though, as someone who is about as focused as a dried-out contact lense after a night of hard clubbing, that this technique put some real gas behind my requests.

So, what I did was this:

1. Started a word processing document. I titled it “What I’m Doing Now”.
2. At the top, type, “What I’m doing right now, with Spirit’s help and blessing:”
3. Follow that with a bulleted list of ALL of you intentions. Well, actually, try to keep it to one page. Mine is about 25 things.
4. The most important thing: write it in the present, because it’s already happening. Put that first and foremost. Make it a language all your own- call it, “Presentish” or something. Give me credit for it. For example: “Isiskali.com gets 2000 hits a day.” That was my one from three days ago. Well, between this and the other blog, that’s happened. It was in the making then, mostly because I did the work, wrote the words, and things fell together. That’s synchronicity, and that’s truly awesome.
5. At the very end, write in big, BIG letters: “I’m valuable, working for the benefit of all, and am happy and grateful. It’s already done.” Make it red, or some other catchy color. Remember, you still want everything on one page.
6. Print out two copies. Place one where you spend most of your day, and one near your bed.
7. First thing in the morning, at some point, read it out loud. I don’t care if you have to do it when you’re taking your AM whizz. Just do it, sell it to the universe, and sell it to yourself.
8. Read over it during the day as you go.
9. Check off things as they happen, and change them up. Try to keep your new intention in line with your old one. For instance, the number of hits I now want is 5000, not 2000.
10. Focus yourself, put action out there, and wait for things to fall into place.

It really is very simple. It pulls things into focus, reminds you of what you’re working towards, and gives you a nicely ordered list of goals. I love it. It makes me happy, and I’m seeing so much positive change! When you’re repeatedly drilling possibility into your head and reminding yourself that yes, this is what you’re living and breathing for, then you can’t help but act and do in a way that will make those things happen.

This, too, will make you see that what you have going for you is worth living for. See, you wouldn’t be able to write those things if you didn’t believe, on some level, that it’s possible. So, yeah, things can feel good if you’re down.

Let me know what you’re doing with this, and get back to me, y’all.

I’ve realized lately that it’s completely possible to live in a state of non-existence. This isn’t some sort of allegorical statement- it was my reality. My reality. Due to continued mental and emotional abuse, I’ve lived half a life for nearly 29 years.

Do you know how it feels to be jarred into full and total reality? Are there words for realizing how much work is ahead of you, since you don’t even know what you truly enjoy in life? Is there a way to sum up a history of wounds, confusion, and disgust?

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A wise woman of my acquaintance reminds me often that, “Isis, it’s hard to live consciously.” It is. It’s refreshing to open the mind and spirit, feeling energy pulse through you as you meditate. You see, deep, cleansing meditation is like opening the doors to the soul. It’s so amazing to be so connected to Source that you actually move with the energy running through you (this happens to me as I meditate). The day seems shorter, work seems more redeeming, and it feels as if nothing can keep you down.

The biggest problem with conscious, spiritual living, however, is the inevitable whacks that hit you every so often. Whacks like realizing that friends are not really friends, but simply acquaintances. Or, viewing pictures of a past lover that end up feeling like a kick in the stomach. When you’re living in spirit, and your energy is open and flowing…well, I think that you feel things in their purest form. There are no lies, then. The truth will out. You are Icarus, whether you like it or not.

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Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.

In my last column, I mentioned that it pays to be aware of your gut feelings in relation to physical safety. Now, I’m going to take you back to a major point that I’ve stressed throughout: listening to your gut to avoid unnecessary pain and heartbreak.

Ahhhh…but here’s the trick: how do you tell the difference between paranoia, fear, delusion, and intuition? It’s simple. Do whatever gives birth to love, not to pain, and you’re on the right track.

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Did you know that chastity before marriage is what all the cool kids are doing? Well, did you? Don’t feel bad. Neither did I. Obviously, most of us missed the boat on that particular trend- about 90% of us.

No, really, don’t feel bad, because here comes Dawn Eden! She’s the author of the new book, “The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On“. In a new interview on Salon.com (daily site pass required), Rebecca Traister dissects the overwhelming wisdom of this re-virginated wunderkind. Hey, did you know…

“…the nature of sex is it’s a physically sacrificing act: I give myself entirely to [my lover]. If you’re giving your entire body to a person without giving yourself emotionally, you’re creating a dichotomy. You’re setting yourself up to compartmentalize all your relationships into transactions.”

No, you didn’t know that, either? Well, that makes two of us.

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