“If you are not consciously building your habits, they are unconsciously building you.”  Anika J. Green

Living life in an intentional manner is critical for determining success and finding joy.  This requires setting plans and following them without assuming we will simply stumble across success.  This process also requires an intentional and significant degree of reflection on the things that we have to celebrate.  As we walk thru life, its easy to focus on those areas that haven’t gone exactly like we want, and if we spend too much time focusing on the negative it begins to cloud our perspective and drag us into a pit of despair.  On the other hand, finding reasons to celebrate tend to help gives us proper perspective and build more of a positive outlook.  This doesn’t mean that one can simply ignore the negative things and life will be a bed of roses.  The reality of life is that bad things happen.  However, focusing on the positive does tend to be uplifting and helps to create a strong energy for taking the next step. 

“We have to choose growth. Rarely does growth happen without us becoming intentional.” Rachelle Triay, author