What does it mean to live intentionally?

[beefche]

I went to a Time Out For Women this past weekend and one of the presenters said that we should live life intentionally and deliberately.

What do you think that means?

[Guest]

Instead of going through the motions and spending time on things that aren't getting us anywhere (like the internet. heh) we make and work toward specific goals, make time for the people we love, really connect with our spouses and children, etc.

[Jenamarie]

For me, it means not just coasting through life. It means having goals (big and small), and plans for reaching those goals. It can be easy to find a comfort zone and stay within that comfort zone, hindering our own personal growth and progression.

[Anddenex]

President Thomas S. Monson: "Work without vision is drudgery. Vision without work is dreaming. Work coupled with vision is destiny."

This short statement provides an example of living life intentionally.

Elder Bednar is seeking to instruct us, “We are agents who act for ourselves and not objects to be acted upon.

“Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church. There is a difference when one goes to a sacrament meeting essentially as an object waiting to be acted upon—‘Feed me, give me something’—as opposed to worshiping in sacrament meeting as an agent where you are acting—asking, seeking, and knocking."

[rameumptom]

I think it means that you paid too much for the event. Throw away terms are useless, unless you are also taught the why and how. It is like a Sacrament meeting talk on the importance of members doing missionary work, but never discussing ways in which members (many of whom have never been FTMs) can actually do such work in their area. Another one is where someone tells you to be happy, because Adam fell so that men might have joy. However, they never address the "how".

[MarginOfError]

I think it means that my parents planned my didn't have an "oops moment" 9 months before I was born.

[Guest]

I think it means that you paid too much for the event. Throw away terms are useless, unless you are also taught the why and how. It is like a Sacrament meeting talk on the importance of members doing missionary work, but never discussing ways in which members (many of whom have never been FTMs) can actually do such work in their area. Another one is where someone tells you to be happy, because Adam fell so that men might have joy. However, they never address the "how".

I got a great deal out of TOFW when I went a couple of years ago. There is a theme, but the speakers usually have their own topics. I'm sure beefche came away understanding what it means, but wanted to know what other people think about it.

[Roseslipper]

I want to personaly ty for all your input, and the others who will post.

[The Folk Prophet]

I would read it as living intentionally and deliberately to be as the Savior in all things.

[prisonchaplain]

There's a similar phrase I hear in Christian youth circles: Live out loud! Don't muddle through life, go along to get along, settle for mediocrity...do something with the precious gift of life!

One scripture that we can all embrace is the admonition to do good works so that men may see them and glorify our God in heaven. In contrast, to live life simply to avoid sinning is sort of like striving for zero. After all, if you never do wrong, but also make no positive impact, then you've really accomplished nothing.

[Gwen]

My random thoughts. lol

I think it means having goals and working toward them daily. I can see someone at judgment not be thrilled with the outcome saying "well I wasn't trying to go to hell" and the response being "were you trying to get to heaven?" It's like sins of omission, didn't do anything "wrong" but didn't do anything "right" either.

The first time I heard this concept was on Oprah a long time ago. She had a lady on her show who had been a drug addict and the lady said something like, "I didn't intend for my life to end up this way" and Oprah responded with something like, "Where did you intend it to go?" The lady didn't know, she didn't have a plan. Oprah went on to talk about living intentionally.

Or the Cheshire cat; if you don't know where you want to go it doesn't matter what path you take.

I often apply this to things with my kids. "I didn't mean to hurt him" "but did you mean not to?" There is a difference in not hurting someone and intentionally trying to keep safe or make someone happier.

[norah63]

Speak out, cry aloud like a hungry child. Make you needs known among the people.

Please, pray pray and pray again for our surpreme court today.

Let truth and right and justice be heard in all the land. Marriage is of God for a man and a woman.

May we join in our intentions and plead our case before heaven.