The Power of Intention: How Starting Your Day With Purpose Can Change Your Life

The reason you’re running in circles — and how to stop.

Shannon Benedetto
6 min readSep 5, 2022
Artwork by Author: Shannon Benedetto

Have you ever had one of those long, never-ending days that also feels like it went by too fast, somehow, seemingly simultaneously?

These days, you’re running around in circles, feeling semi-productive, but by the time you finally collapse, you realize that you’ve done nothing worthwhile.

I know I’m not alone in these frantic days that result in nothing but you being pissed off, fatigued, and somehow seemingly further from your initial goal than when you started…but why do we get them?

How Did You Start Your Day?

No, I’m not referring to what you ate for breakfast, if you exercised, or if you decided to wake up and smoke a fat joint — what I’m asking is, did you start your day out with any direction?

If you ate breakfast and fed your tummy, you did so to no longer feel hungry.

If you exercised and worked your muscles, you did so knowing that even if it’s hard during the workout, it’s what your body needs to be healthy.

If you smoked a joint and calmed your mind, that may have helped you write that article you’ve been putting…

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Shannon Benedetto
Shannon Benedetto

Written by Shannon Benedetto

Im Shannon, I'm an intuitive tarot reader. My intent is to provide comfort and guidance to empower you to reclaim your life. www.shannonmarieesoteric.com