It is with great intentionality

Intentionality: the fact of being deliberate or purposive. Philosophy the quality of mental states, that consists in their being directed toward some object or state of affairs.

Gifts of time are given to us in life sometimes by our own choosing and other times by our circumstances of the moment. What we do with that gift of time can either be productive or destructive. It is with intentionality that we set the course that will determine the outcome of time either lost or gained.

This is one of those times for me personally and for the people of the United States. On a personal level I am entering a time of intentional discernment over the next step after closing one door before opening another with regard to vocation.

For the people of the United States it is a time of either choosing to enter a time of intentional discernment to reflect and consider what truly would be the best for our country. Or to turn this time towards destructive and divisive conversations that will set us on a course that has no positive outcomes. The choice is always ours, the challenge is which path to take. I would suggest neither. Let each of us, blessed with this gift of time, intentionally consider the long-range outcomes of the decisions we deliberately and intentionally make when the results affect not only ourselves, but others as well.