Staying Centered in a Hectic Life

I remember the days of sipping my coffee quietly, relaxing with a good book, and enjoying a lazy Sunday morning. The key word there was "remember." Those days are on hold for now as my husband and I are energetic exhausted parents to a sweet 2 year old boy (a.ka. "The Human Tornado") and a 7 month-old daughter.

I stay at home with my children, and while that time is precious (read- good days and bad) it's easy to get overwhelmed. That relaxing cup of coffee has turned into frantic chugs to stay awake, the relaxing book is now reading the expiration date on the coupon for diapers and that lazy Sunday morning has developed into dodging flying Hot Wheels. Even typing this on my laptop is proving challenging as my son has delicately plucked 6 keys off my keyboard. That's fun right?  I digress.

Everyone, whether you work in an office or stay at home, experiences stress. It's a go, go, go society. So the other day I was driving home from running errands. My daughter was letting me know it was lunchtime with her sweet ear drum bursting screams and my son was kicking the back of my seat with fierce force. I was tuning them out when ironically the channel was discussing a social media site called Intent.com (www.intent.com).

Intent.com is the brainchild of Mallika Chopra (yes, that is her dad). The site is designed somewhat like Facebook but with a more zen approach.

Intent.com's motto is "Dream It. Share It. Achieve It. What's Your Intent?" The site allows you to type in your intent (similiar to your Facebook status). In doing so, it allows you to take ownership of your goals for the day. I don't mean "I intend to do 4 loads of laundry, finish my book club book, and rescue a kitten from a tree..in that order" . Intentions are more or less related to staying focused and centered. For instance, my intent for the day is to stay centered, stay focused and enjoy the now.

The site allows you to "support" (basically"Like") someone's intent as well as "reintent" (similar to "retweet"). You can also read blogs from fellow members, read inspiring quotes, link the site to your Facebook and Twitter accounts and track your goals/intents.

In a world where it's easy to get stressed or unfocused, Intent.com allows a little piece of zen. What's your intent today?

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