One of the principles at the very core of my personal credo — the one this article is about — is not just a philosophical construct. It’s a motor. A launcher of reality. It initiates movement. It brings dreams to life. It’s the hidden foundation behind almost everything we do — even the things we’re not always conscious of. This principle is like the “Power” button on a computer: without it, all those circuits and plastic parts are just dead weight. Intention is what opens doors that once looked like walls...

There’s no way you can be in love and still steer your mind clear of thoughts that enamor and longing for moments that allude to the fancy. Rosy recollections and alluring anticipations have you living in wonderland all the time. Yet as love laughs a cruel laugh at you and throws you off track all of a sudden, these thoughts and memories are the things that come to haunt you. You want to get them out of your mind but the harder you try the more adamantly they keep reverting back to occupy your grey cells...