the power of intention
lays in your aligned action.
Hi, Hey, Hello!
Long time no stack. One thing I learnt about myself last year is that I really do not flow well within rigid frameworks of repetition. “posting reels every day” “writing an essay every week” - you name it. An inner resistance sabotages my creativity of outpour. Yet there are endless stories to tell within the universe, which is my mind. What I do love, is the consistency of continuity in relationships, within a soft flow of reciprocity: no rules, no rigidy, just the intention to keep things alive. a liquid frame.
trial and error
Another thing I’ve realized rather recently, with my word of 2024 being intentionality, is that impact > intention. its connective link? - our aligned action. It’s tricky: We might have the best intentions, yet fail to have the impact we’re aiming for. How come our actions are out of alignment? I think we don’t always know which action will match our intention with desired impact, and, i believe, the answer lays in trying. trying and trying again. Creating experience, holding ourselves responsible.
room to adjust
Consistency, i believe, is key to the succession of getting from A to B. from intention to impact, if you will. so how do we reconcile consistency with the need for flexibility and soft flow? I think one method is to come back to the intention we set out with, in the first place: why am i doing what i’m doing? does this still align with my values? if the answer is yes, it might be interesting to ask, why is it, that i struggle with going on? am i not reaching the impact i had hoped for? and how much of it is my responsibility, how much of it lays in my hands really? at the end of the day, we cannot control the outcome of things.
as i reread my paragraph i think the resistance to rigid repetition, or committing to “posting a reel every day” lays in the fact that i feel like there is no room to adjust, or change direction. maybe i’m not having the hoped for impact, so why keep on going? only because i said i would?!
does it maybe make more sense to think from B to A instead? envisioning our desired impact and tracing the steps back, seeing what happens, and adjusting along the way. isn’t that intentionality in practice?!
however way you turn it, aligned action is the link. we don’t always hold that future vision, not clear enough, maybe some nudges or hints, to know where we wanna go. what helped me greatly, in 2024, is my word and my commitment to explore it: intentionality.
my word for 2025
I didn’t know yet where it is I wanna go, but i did know whatever step i take, i’m taking it with intentionality. connected to my heart. trial and error. allowing myself to try, to land softly, to try again. without harsh judgment. and it has helped me a great deal in figuring things out, in clearing the vision. in knowing and seeing what’s in my heart, where i want to go. so here we are, 2025, ready to impact. ready for embodiment. (my word of 2025 btw)
One part of embodiment is how we communicate and express ourselves. how we dress is a slice of this and while it may seem superficial, i believe it weaves meaning and stories of centuries or trial and error into an appearance. just think about the wisdom, the depth of knowledge, of creating fabric and how it must have been an iteration of intention.
creating a more intentional wardrobe & life
Before Christmas, i started a 30-day reel challenge of how to create a more intentional wardrobe and life, here is a glimpse of the topics i explored, in no particular order
outfit repeating
the signature look
slowing down
finding pleasure (in the unpleasant)
exploring playfulness
simplicity
direction & alignment
adding character
versatility
making things last
and many more.
exploring our relationship between our innermost intentions, where i believe interconnectedness lays, and the way we present ourselves, and connect ourselves to the external world, is a rewarding process, leading to the gold of self-knowledge. where action aligns and the intended impact is made.
the reward at the end of the rainbow/essay
This journey is echoed in Alec Leach’s book, The World Is on Fire and We’re Still Buying Shoes, which examines our relationship with fashion and consumption. It’s also the theme of Volume 3: BEYOND BUYING in my venusianpleasures_ book club meets dinner party series.
venusianpleasures is a creative playground where we explore the pleasures of self-knowledge through reading, eating, and resting. It’s a community experience, an invitation to reconnect with your innermost self and enjoy life in alignment. a place to dream.
Volume 3 - BEYOND BUYING is an invitation to go deep instead of wide. to focus. it’s a conversation on love. the things we spend our energy on. the relationships we invest in. a rewarding journey of gaining clarity and having fun along the way.
Every volume is guided by The Thread, a curated reading guide along the four pillars of Ground, Elevate, Expand, and Receive.
This month’s digital journey is complemented by The Guided Nap, a 15-minute restorative self-care ritual available on demand. extra crispy, only 15 minutes sweet, allowing it to squeeze into all the busyness the new year holds. guiding you into relaxation whenever you please.
Join us
While we are usually overburdening ourselves with too many resolutions, that might not even make it to february, i encourage you to focus on your impact, the one you wish to have and break it down into the simplicity of action. Volume 3 will explore exactly that: the impact we have through the relationship of our habits. widening the vision to the whole year ahead of us and closing in on the little steps we can intently take to make our dreams a reality.
Our opening call is this Sunday, January 5th with a closing dinner on January 30th, at a cute wine bar serving delicious tapas, in Berlin. Until then, enjoy your digital journey and let The Thread guide you through 4 weeks of self-experience. The closing call is on February 2nd, for everyone joining internationally.
Everything will be hosted in a beautifully designed online space, where you find all your resources in one place.
You can find all the details and booking via my website shop that i’m endlessly proud of having set up:
get your ticket. or on our Instagram
Don’t wait — make 2025 the year of inner alignment and create your life from a well-rested, well-read place of pleasure.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or comment directly on this post, and do not hesitate to bring your friends and receive a personal discount code <3
warm, virtual hug,
Ray
