So I was scrolling through my feed last week and stumbled on this post about using Star Cards for setting intentions. Honestly? My first thought was “ugh, another fluffy manifesting gimmick”. But since my journaling routine felt stale, I figured grabbing some index cards couldn’t hurt. Grabbed a blue marker and my coffee and sat at the kitchen counter.
How I Actually Did This Thing
First, I ripped five blank cards from my kid’s school supply pile. Wrote TODAY’S BIG FOCUS at the top of each one in wonky capital letters – no fancy calligraphy here. For the first card, I scribbled “stop overthinking client meetings”. Real talk? That anxiety was eating 30 minutes prep-time every morning.
Then I took that card outside with my coffee. Stared at it for a solid minute while my neighbor’s dog barked like crazy. Did this weird thing where I breathed out hard imagining blowing that intention into the card. Felt ridiculous but committed anyway.
- Taped the first card on my laptop lid
- Stuck the “call Mom today” card on the fridge
- Shoved the “email before noon” card in my wallet
The Weird Shift That Happened
Here’s the kicker – that dumb laptop card actually worked. Every time I flipped open my Mac, I physically saw STOP OVERTHINKING staring back. By day three? Instead of rehearsing conversations in the shower, I caught myself humming. The wallet card made me check emails at 11:58 AM like clockwork. Even Mom texted “you never call this much!”
Now after two weeks? Still doing it because:
- Writing forces clarity – no vague “be productive” crap
- Physical cards create unavoidable reminders
- The ritual signals your brain “this matters”
Would I pay for special “intention cards”? Hell no – my kid’s 99 cent index cards work fine. But will I keep drawing stars on these ragged rectangles? Absolutely. Sometimes the simplest crap sticks.
