Living Intentionally Without Turning Life into a Self-Improvement Project

Intentional living is often presented as a set of rules, a checklist, a roadmap to a “better” version of yourself. And I find this so uncomfortable. It goes against everything that feels intentioanl and simplifying. In truth, living intentionally is quieter than that. It doesn’t ask you to change your entire life or to strive to become someone new. It asks only that you notice.

Notice your mornings. Notice your evenings. Notice the small rhythms that stitch your days together.

I spent many years thinking that living intentionally meant improvement. That every choice should be optimised: the food I ate, the books I read, the way I spent my time (that was the hardest!). I chased a tidy, polished version of myself, and in doing so, I often missed life itself. I missed the things that made life special.

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