I just drove home from a three day growth conference in San Antonio yesterday. The drive home felt like it flew by because of all the things buzzing in my head. So many incredible thought leaders speaking had so many incredible practices to put in place once I returned to normal life.

One that resonated so deeply was that of setting intentions early in the morning right after waking up. It involved deep breathing and meditation on the things you wanted to accomplish that day. It isn’t just that but I have simplified it here.

This morning I woke easily without an alarm, drank a whole water bottle down, got comfy in my big leather chair with a journal not even cracked open once with the label “my breakthrough year” on the leather cover. I cleared my mind through breathing, returning to my center.

I imagined and visualized my house completely clean and clutter free, felt how peaceful and calm it would make me, smelled the smells of the candle I would light while cleaning, embodied the gratitude for a spotless environment. Then I did my journal work with affirmations. They came more freely than I expected they would.

I got out a new notebook, marked the date, and wrote out a long LONG list of all the areas of my house and things to clean. And I started. I didn’t schedule my day out. I took breaks for a salad lunch and some rewarding hot tub time. By 7pm, my entire list was checked off.

I spent the rest of my evening reading “The Master of Surrender” by Kute Blackson and catching up on social media and texts.

And I felt all the gratitude, smelled deeply the Vanilla Cashmere candle I had lit, and had peace. Just as I had experienced in the morning.

It wasn’t hard. It wasn’t a struggle. It just was intentional.

And I never want to spend another day differently.