LIVING WITH INTENT
My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace and Joy
In the past year of my life, I've thought a lot of Mindfulness. Fighting depression and anxiety without using medications is a challenge, and most things I've read about Mindefulness says that learning to live more in the moment (and sending out more positive vibes into the world) can help.So, when I got a chance to read Living with Intent I jumped at it. The subtitle of "My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace and Joy" appealed to me.
Now, I read non-fiction books much slower than I do fictional ones, no matter how interesting I find the subject matter, so this one took me a little bit of time to get through. I think next time I read it I'll go through with a highlighter, because I forgot to make marks on what resounded with me.
One thing I really enjoyed about this book is that it was a self help book, written by someone who DIDN'T have all the answers.
Mallika Chopra never said, "My life is perfect, and if you do things this way your life can be perfet to."
In fact it was often the opposite. She pointed out all the ways that her life WASN'T perfect, which is why she wanted to focus on living with Intent, so that she could put what was most important to her in the forefront.
Even while writing this book she struggled to follow the path of Intent she laid out. But as she did practice it, she learned things. She also spoke with various people who are living their lives seemingly in bliss. And what she learned she shared with us by writing Living with Intent
WHAT IS INTENT
In Living with Intent, Mallika Chopra lays the definition of Intent out as this:
I - Incubate
N- Notice
T - Trust
E - Express
N - Nuture
T - Take Action
She has a full chapter on each step, telling how you can apply each step of intent to your life, and how she has applied it to hers.
There is an Afterwards written by the authors father, Deepak Chopra as well as pages at the end of the book for you to Express your intent in writing.
MALLIKA CHOPRA
The author of this book, Mallika Chopra, is the daughter of Deepak Chopra. She has written two other books, 100 Promises to My Baby, and 100 Questions from My Child.
She is also the founder of Intent.com where you can share your Intents with the world, and gather support and encouragement.
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Living with Intent is available on amazon in Kindle, Hardcover, paperback and Audible.
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I received a copy of this novel free from Blogging for Books, but all thoughts and opinions on it are my own.
