Mallika Chopra: Living with Intent
Mallika Chopra: –Yes. So, I is for incubate, which again I see as tapping into silence and asking ourselves what are our deepest desires. N is for noticing, so noticing our internal dialogue, noticing the messages that our body is sending us, but also noticing the people, places, circumstances, what’s happening around us, and seeking opportunity.
T, the first T is for trust. And that’s really about trusting our intuition and also trusting that the universe is going to help take care of the details. E is for express, and express is very important. I have a site, Intent.com, and an app that’s available on the iTunes store now under Intent.com. And it’s–really what we’ve spent years doing is just helping people express their intents, because when you express your intent you take ownership of it.
You plant a seed, and you kind of let it go. And you say to yourself and to the world and those who are supporting you that this is important to me. And that really, I think, is a very critical step. For some people, they need to just express it and keep it privately. But, I still think when we say what we want, it’s a very powerful step.The second N is for nurture, so nurturing relationships, supporting other people, but also nurturing ourselves.
And I think, especially as women, we’re often taking care of everyone else but really don’t spend the time to take care of ourselves. But, also letting go of guilt and self-criticism, like nurturing is just so, so important. And then, the final T is for take action and that, you know, we want this. And we talked earlier about intent. I really see it as an active verb in living with intent. And so, take action is really where we can start maybe setting some goals and taking those steps. But, that really–once we get to that point, you know, we’re done so much other work to make it easier.
Sylvia Henderson: Well, I wanted to ask you also about going back to incubate. Let’s go through each one of these step by step, because you did say in the book incubating can happen anytime you give yourself the gift of time to reflect and relax, to honor stillness and silence. But, it’s not just about meditation, correct?
