The power of intention

Well my little girl did it! She got one of the coveted parts for the pantomime this year. To say she is excited is an understatement. To say we are so proud of her is an understatement. What a lesson in tenacity and perseverance from a little nine year old for us. Showing us attitude is everything.

As I came through the door late last evening, my little girl jumped out from behind it, telling me she had a part in the Pantomime. She said it so quickly and so excitedly that at first I didn’t fully understand her but I knew it was something special because I could see it all over her face. So to be certain I asked her to repeat what she had said. This time she told me clearly that she had a part in the pantomime. Barely able to contain her excitement she then she jumped into my arms. Both us of doing a happy dance with me hugging her tightly and congratulating her over and over again.

My husband beaming with pride and even our 13 year old son joined in. All of us in awe of this little girl who dreamed that one day she would be performing on the stage at City Hall. Spoke her dream and was now standing before us on the cusp of that dream at 9 years of age. A living example of the power of intention. She was not quite sure how to feel about reaching her dream so quickly. A goal that some people never reach because if they fail the first time they give up believing it is not meant for them.

But my daughter’s success reminded me of the difference between those who do and those who don’t. People that do, believe in themselves and keep going until they accomplish their dreams. People that don’t, allow ego to get in the way. Making them second guess themselves and question their sense of worth. Giving up before they have even tried because they are so afraid of failing.

Bringing to mind a quote from Michael Jordan I had seen posted on Facebook that said, “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost about 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” “Attitude is everything.”

This is my lesson for the day. Behind the power of intention is my attitude. It is believing in myself.  Of accepting that I am worthy. It is going for it even when others and even I tell myself I can’t. That is why we have those that do and those that don’t. A lesson reinforced from my nine year old daughter who keeps going for it even when she has been told she can’t. She is living proof that there is nothing like the power of intention.