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    The Book of Intentions
    The Book of Intentions
    The Book of Intentions
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    The Book of Intentions

    By Dianne Martin

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    Powerful but practical, The Book of Intentions speaks to you on both a spiritual and human level, addressing your needs and considerations while affirming your true existence and identify.

    “I intend.”

    With those two words, our whole world can change. When we take notice of our intentions and take control of our intentions, we create a more harmonious and satisfying experience for others and ourselves. The Book of Intentions is a spiritual touchstone that will help you achieve your highest aspirations. In simple, resonant language, the book offers meaningful expressions of intention regarding all facets of existence, including family, friends, nature, society, and spirituality. Both powerful and practical, The Book of Intentions will help you take the first step in creating a more fulfilling life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtria Books/Beyond Words
    Release dateMay 29, 2012
    ISBN9781451688320
    The Book of Intentions
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    Dianne Martin

    Dianne Martin is a writer, editor, writing consultant and an adjunct instructor at Butler University. She assisted in the writing of Tuesday Mornings with the Dads: Stories by Fathers Who Have Lost a Son or a Daughter and its second volume More Mornings with the Dads. In 2004, she produced a staged reading of Elizabeth Berg’s The Pull of the Moon in collaboration with and adapted for the stage by Ms. Berg. Dianne has a degree in theater arts from UCLA and was the publicist and marketing director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, a professional theater company, for seven years. She is currently producing a documentary about grief and plans to develop additional projects for both film and television. Her work is increasingly motivated by the desire to help others thrive. For additional information, please visit her website at DianneMartin.net.

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      The Book of Intentions - Dianne Martin

      Beyond Words Publishing, Inc.

      20827 N.W. Cornell Road, Suite 500

      Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-9808

      503-531-8700

      www.SimonandSchuster.com

      Copyright © 2002 by Dianne Martin

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of Beyond Words Publishing, Inc., except where permitted by law.

      Editor: Jenefer Angell

      Managing editor: Julie Steigerwaldt

      Copy editor and proofreader: David Abel

      Design: Susan Zucker and Dorral Lukas

      Composition: William H. Brunson Typography Services

      Printed in the United States of America

      Distributed to the book trade by Publishers Group West

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Martin, Dianne.

      The book of intentions / Dianne Martin.

      p. cm.

      ISBN 1-58270-084-2

      1. Spiritual life. 2. Conduct of life. I. Title.

      BL624 .M3483 2002

      291.4'4—dc21

      2002005016

      The corporate mission of Beyond Words Publishing, Inc.

      Inspire to Integrity

      ISBN: 978-1-4516-8832-0 (ebook)

      For Brian and Jack,

      my two great loves

      Introduction

      Chapter 1. Spiritual Understanding

      Chapter 2. Step by Step

      Chapter 3. Family and Friends

      Chapter 4. Social Grace

      Chapter 5. Planet Earth

      Chapter 6. The Power That Is

      Chapter 7. Natural Instinct

      Chapter 8. Creative Purpose

      Epilogue

      Acknowledgments

      All of my life I have been taught (and have believed) that thought is powerful, that what we think influences what we bring into our experience, and that at all times we have the power to change our experience by changing our perception. I’ve also learned that love is omnipotent. It has the power to override negative thoughts, it has the power to perpetuate itself, and it has the power to create. Love is the strongest energy, and the strongest force.

      Whenever we think, speak, or act, we inherently intend our experience at that moment. Each intention becomes a catalyst for experiences that interact with the thoughts, words, and actions of others. This collision and interaction of intentions can’t help but profoundly affect our behavior, our environment, our communities, our world, our universe—and, therefore, our selves—on a very personal level.

      Each intention is based on love—or it isn’t. Either we live and cultivate an environment based on love—or we don’t. And where there is no cognizant basis of love, chaos prevails.

      The Book of Intentions was born out of my desire to raise my life to a higher level of experience. As I began writing intentions for myself, I thought about the fact that so many of us have common goals in all areas of our lives, such as work, play, love, family, community, and spirituality. It occurred to me that some sort of list could be a helpful tool to share with others; then I realized that a simple, straightforward book would be the answer. Not a lot of text, just intentions that others could work with from a personal point of view. But I didn’t want the book to relax into shallow platitudes, I wanted to let it evolve into something that would dig deeper and promote real growth. And true growth is always at the spiritual level, not the material level—so the intentions are often connected to spirituality.

      I offer this book to you as a resource—to help you anchor your thought in love, to help you keep your thought available solely for good, and to help you open your thought to all that may be true about the nature and purpose of your existence.

      I invite you to take notice of your intentions, to take responsibility for your intentions, to take control of your intentions—and to

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