What is my intent?

To be honest, I'm not 100% sure.  I attended evoconference (#evoconf on Twitter) this week for work.  We were sponsors of the conference but I also attended as a fledgling blogger.  Two producers from Oprah spoke in one of the keynotes and said one of the questions they ask of the guests is 'What is your intent?'.  They emphasized the importance of intent in the space of social media and life in general.

So, what is my intent?  I've been pondering it a lot as I enjoyed the beautiful scenery in Park City, UT and as I traveled home again.  At a higher level it is to live a positive life, love those around me, do my best as a mother, do good in general, and be a positive contributor to society.  As it relates to blogging, I really am not sure.

I'm a Mommy.  I'm a WOHM.  I'm the mother of a special needs child.  I'm a wife.  I'm a daughter.  I'm a sister.  I'm an employer.  Some of these jobs I do better than others.  I am human, I cannot be everything to everyone.  I have a lot of opportunity areas in life.  There are many places I feel I should be doing more but I haven't quite figured out how to get there.

Back to blogging.  What is my intent?  I believe my intent is to talk about some of the challenges of all of these things.  Some days I suspect my blog will drift more to the side of raising a special needs child and Auditory Processing Disorder.  Then again, I'm not sure K has been fully diagnosed so making it an APD blog seems narrow.

So, for now, I soak in the words and thoughts shared at EVO and just keep typing.  I found the closing keynote by Brene Brown (#brenebrown and www.brenebrown.com) and Karen Walrond (#chookooloonks and www.chookooloonks.com) to be incredibly inspiring.  The concepts of authenticity and embracing your different are hard ones for many women to come to terms with on a day to day basis.  We so struggle with being everything to everyone and we simply cannot live up to such standards.

So, for now, I'm a mother, a wife, a daughter, an employee, a blogger, a housekeeper, and an employer.  I will do my best and be who I am in those endeavors.

I will also be looking forward to Brene and Karen's new books this fall.

Thanks Evo Conference for the food for thought, the good times, and the beautiful scenery.