“Wishing”: To feel or express a strong desire or hope.
“Intending”: To have a plan or course of action as one’s purpose.

Do you see the difference? A wish is an idea or vision you have in your mind, attached to a hope that a fairy godmother or some other external power is somehow magically going to deliver it.

An intention, on the other hand, combines that same desire with a plan. YOU make it happen! You have the power, with your creative mind, a focused vision, self-discipline, and oh yes, some good old-fashioned elbow grease!

So next time you are looking to manifest something, ask yourself first, “Am I wishing or am I intending?”

“Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.”  (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
~  Hunter S. Thompson

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