Mean It
by Michael Feeley
The word mean can have a bad reputation.
Most people hear “mean” and think of cruelty. Unkindness. Someone who takes pleasure in another’s pain. In harming.
But there’s another meaning — and it’s one of the strongest words in the English language.
“I mean to do this.”
That’s not a wish. Not a hope. Not a maybe. It’s a declaration. A commitment. A line drawn in the ground.
“I mean to learn French.”
“I mean to find work that matters.”
“I mean to live with joy and peace.”
This is intention with a spine. Words that carry weight. A promise you make to yourself and keep.
There’s integrity in this word. Character. The truest version of who you are showing up and saying — “This is what I stand for. This is where I’m going. This is who I mean to be.”
So let me ask you something:
What do you mean to do?
What have you been calling “someday” — when the real word was always “I mean to?”
Say it out loud. Write it down. Own it.
I mean to ________.
Fill in that blank, and you haven’t just made a wish. You’ve made a promise. To yourself. From yourself.
That’s not hurtful.
That’s integrity.
Thanks – Michael (he, him)
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