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MANIFESTATION, GOALS, INTENTIONS AND GRATITUDE AND MOREEEEEE

This is my guide to how I do my daily self work to bring some joy and happiness and better things closer to me.  Everything I do listed below is written down in the same place - a generic leftover half used spiral notebook next to my bed.  

I have a little anxiety and uncertainty and a little moop (a word for when you’ve got sad mood that’s kinda blah but it doesn’t have as quite of a severe connotation as depression does imo) when it comes thinking about the future.  To get super real for a second here, it can be so so bleak sometime to look ahead and look at where I am now and where I could be like if only if only.  Coming out of an unhealthy and toxic relationship and being on the mend from that also has me looking for ways of actively reviving my worth and my joy and I’m glad to report that what I’ve outline below has helped me personally and by sharing, I hope I can help others :) :)

Also just as a note: I use the Universe instead of God, Goddess, Spirit, etc bc that’s my preference.  Mentally sub that for whatever works for you <3

Contents: sorry this is a hella long post but here’s the break down - Manifestation (what I used to do) - Goals (what I do/how I altered manifestation to make it work for me) - Intentions (goals are long term, but here’s the daily) - Gratitude (how it puts things into perspective) - Meditation (an on and off again relationship/the one that always gets away) - How the fuck do I fit all this into my daily routine ?

Manifestation: So when I first started this routine I used kinda generic manifestation and threw literally everything I wanted at the Universe like here this is what I want and it’s your problem now.  That’s the idea I got from the very minimal reading I did on manifestation and law of attraction type shtuff.  I reallllllly hesitate to call what I currently do manifestation but it’s like a cousin and is closer to setting goals.  I’m not going to go into manifestation further but the “manifestation work” I do is like everything written here collectively.

Goals: This is the branching out I did for manifestation.  It’s more accessible language too.  A goal is something I want and it’s something attainable.  Transitioning from manifestation to goals was kinda necessary to me because when I was doing manifestation was me throwing every tiny little want and need at the Universe.  Goals was that but with filters and then elaboration.  I went from asking for like 8 or 10 things that would change often to asking for 3 consistently.

Here’s a working example.  One of my old “manifestation” items was “a sense of confidence in my body.”  Let’s pull this apart a bit.  This isn’t a bad thing to ask for at all; it’s definitely something that can happen.  But like does the Universe really need to bestow that onto me or is that something I could do on my own.  It’s too specific and exclusive as well.  The perception of my own physical health comes from my personal relationship with myself, mentally and emotionally.  My body confidence won’t change unless I work at how I talk to myself or unless I start to praise my own appearance.  

I use a different, but related version of this older item currently in my goal statements that aims to “improve the relationship I have with myself for myself through positive self talk, self care, and recognizing the joy that comes through exploring my relationship with myself.”  This is longer, but it’s bigger picture.  It encompasses mental, physical, and emotional health.  It also emphasizes my part in it, which was the biggest issue I had with what I was calling “manifestation.”  I think it’s ok to ask for things, but personally asking and waiting passively for something to drop into your lap just on the merits of asking for it felt unrealistic.  I think my biggest personal distinction between goals and manifestation was introducing accountability, thus empowering myself to make the changes in my life that I wanted to see.

Intentions In addition to writing my goal statements, I write my intentions.  The goals are more specific to the season or a couple month to a year long period, whereas the intentions are a couple of ways I want my day to go.  Again, this is kinda me empowering myself to take action and decide how my day will unfold.  It’s just a couple of brief statements about things I want to happen, but less of a tangible to do list and more like what’s the vibe today boysss

So for example on a to do list I had this week: chem for mon, wed, fri, bio lecture notes from thursday, final revisions on whatever weekly essay it was lmao rip, and then a couple emails.  This was a to do list from Monday and I have work and class and meetings and bathroom break and have to take care of the dogs and make food and eat the food and drink water and maybe squeeze in a workout from 9am to 3:30pm on top of the to do list, which is usually just classwork.  My intention for the day was to “be productive enough to prepare for tomorrow.”  This is a way to say do the bare minimum and feel better about it.  Another intention I had was to “recognize and when I need a break and give myself the rest time I need to be productive.”  Another way of justifying slacking off occaisionally but giving it an elevated purpose through the wording.  It also makes me feel like shameful about not getting everything I planned to do in one day because I carried out my intentions.

Gratitude! This is my absolute favorite part of my routine!  It brings everything home for me and I can really draw attention to all the mundane disguised positivity in my life that might go unnoticed or underappreciated otherwise.  This one is so simple.  I start by writing “I’m grateful:” and then just list whatever comes to mind easily.  

If it’s hard at first, make sure you’re not overthinking.  When I introduced this into my routine I would almost talk myself out of the stupid things, but I think that’s where a lot of my small, daily joy comes from.  Yesterday was cold and rainy and that’s my favorite weather so I wrote “rainy and cold” on my list and I think I put sweatpants on their too.  Don’t overthink it and don’t force it and just start doing it.

Here’s some research for the benefits if you don’t want to listen to me, please listen to the science, more of the science and a little more.  If these links don’t work- sorry but they’re random articles I found from google scholar after searching gratitude journaling.  SO much evidence out there 

Meditation This is my long lost love.  I feel like I never have the time and I’m fighting to put her back into my routine.  It makes me feel great and settles me into my body.  More posts to come if when I get back at it.  If anyone has techniques or guided mediation recommendations omg let me know.  I use a couple podcasts, one is purely guided mediations because they’re like 5 or 10 mins each and I’m short on time a lot.  The other is called nothing much happens and it’s just like bedtime stories about mundane routines and not strict mediation, but I love them.

My daily routine and how I make this work for me and don’t give up: My first rule is that if I’m not in the mood, I simply do NOT.  Like days where shit sucks is different from days where you feel like you’re breaking down and it physically hurts to think about the future or your goals because everything is so hard.  I get that and I treat myself like an adult and know that not doing it one day won’t be an issue as long as I make sure I do it the next day.

In the morning, I think about my schedule.  What is today and what is the best way to approach what I have going on?  What is the best way to direct my energy?  This is intention time :) And then this is where I’m trying to add meditation back in but I really suck at morning time management and I’m trying to use the time to work out before my day gets started.  We’ll see lol I’ll prob add it in at the end of my day to help me get to sleep feeling a little more settled and comfy in my own body and mind.

I try to keep my intentions in mind during the day.  Sometimes it happens, sometimes not.  It’s ok because I did them and I thought about it at least one time during the day for it’s own special, dedicated amount of time.

After I’m completely done for the day, I go what the fuck am I doing on this planet, how can I improve my existence, what do I see happening for myself? Under my intentions, I write my big three goalssss.  Something for my own healthy, something for my career and academics, and something to kinda talk about my meant to be, forever home of person that I’m trying to attract.  Self-career-social kinda triangle of goals.

Under my goals, I zoom in on everything that went great.  The last thing I write down for the day is gratitude so that even if I get a little stressed about not following my intentions too well or not making a lot of progress towards my big picture goals, I can look at today and go I had a great cup of hot chocolate and binged AHS though and I don’t regret it because it made me so happy that I wrote it down.

The end thanks for reading this incredibly long post.  I love these long posts where I can just go on about what I do :) I really hope this helps someone who doesn’t vibe with what they’re seeing in their skimming over of law of attraction and manifestation stuff.  Fuck that and do you.  Sending so much love to y’all <3 L :)

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AWE-INSPIRING ONE WORD INSTAGRAM CAPTIONS FOR LIMITLESS SUCCESS

Instagram is by far one of our favorite platforms. Why? Because it’s easy to use, great for brand promotion, houses one of the most inclusive, fun, and creative communities, and has a bucket list of tools to use- right at our fingertips.

Not to mention that you can do something as simple as a one word Instagram captions and see the results just...pour in.

Unfortunately, sometimes, the creative well can run a little dry. Especially if you’re a one-man-band type and you’re trying to promote your business, a particular product, or even just get your name out there without coworkers or team members to bounce ideas off of.

We’ve been there. So many times. And before our company was large enough that we could work with a dedicated think tank, writer’s block was a very regular occurrence. And usually only dealt with at one of our favorite Birmingham bars.

(Now we get the same effect with our team from anywhere in the world with nothing but notes and a beer on Zoom!)

However, we decided we wanted to spill some of our fave “secret sauce” one word Instagram captions so that you too could experience the level of ecstasy that takes over when you pair just the right one word Instagram caption with the perfect photo.

But enough talk. Let’s jump in.

Why Post a One Word Instagram Captions?

Full disclosure, we’re 1000% okay with you simply copy/pasting these ideas, but you might be wondering what’s the point of posting a one word Instagram caption in the first place.

For starters, Instagram photos with captions are much more likely to get engagement than those without. But even more importantly, one word Instagram captions are easy to read AND easy to post.

They can be snappy, quirky, funny, inspiring, creative...the list could go on and on.

And they can stir up emotion in the heart of your readers, pushing them to take action. Whether that means smashing a like or share button, or even giving you a follow!

Find the One Word Captions That Speak to YOUR Audience

Not just any word will do. You have to find one-word captions that spark interest in your audience and drive them to look out for more content.

You can determine what works best for your brand and audience by developing a brand voice and tone that encompasses your quirks, motivations, triumphs, and conversations.

How to Develop the Perfect Brand Voice

If you’ve never actually put time or thought into developing a brand voice, there’s no time like the present! Here’s some tricks to make it easier than ordering your next Starbucks.  

#1 Gather Sample Content to Analyze

In order to get the best, most fitting voice and tone for your brand, you need to analyze everything you’ve created up to this point.

A few examples of content you can gather as a sample to analyze would be things like:

E-Books

Books

Videos

Webinars

Infographics

Existing social media content

Web pages

Blogs

Podcasts

Do you examples sound similar to a competitor? Throw them out. You want to become something distinctive and unique that couldn’t have come from anywhere else. You want to become something that resonates and that is easily identified as all yours.

When you’ve gathered up some of the most distinctive, creative and inspirational things you’ve written, maybe the things you feel embody your brand the most- gather them together and dissect them.

What makes each of these pieces unique? What is similar or significant about them?

Make a note of what you like and dislike about each piece and save the results.

#2 Describe Your Brand Like an Old Friend

Think of your brand as an old friend. What are they like? Quirky? Friendly? Informative? Choose three-five words that you would use to describe your brand if it was a person with its own set of interests and goals.

These words will be the stage for future copy and content, so choose wisely.

#3 Take Your Description One Step Further

Once you have your three words, take it just a little further and describe what that might look like in terms of customer and general audience communication and relation.

For instance:

Passionate: this might look like enthusiastic comments, action-oriented conversations and projects, or heartfelt customer communication, even in the face of negative commentary.

Eccentric: quirky content, contrarian commenting, out-of-the-box projects and off the wall puns.

Trustworthy: always on time, genuine, engaging directly and timely with customer praise and complaints.

This will help you get a handle on the best ways to communicate with your audience on tone, with relevancy.

#4 Outline Voice Characteristics

When you have your basis for what you want, make a list of “do’s” and “don’ts” that fall into each category.

See the example below for how to do this brand voice exercise.

(P.S. this can be an excellent trick even for long-standing businesses to make sure they’re following through on the messages they’re promoting.)

#5 Revisit, Revise, Improve.

Your brand is always going to be shifting and changing. It’s your job to make sure that your tone and voice is always on par with what you’re looking to communicate.

This means that you need to be regularly re-visiting your brand voice and tone to make sure it’s shifting alongside your business. How regularly you make changes or even just analyze to make sure it’s on target is entirely up to you. Just don’t forget to do it- especially when making major changes to your brands appearance and content on social media.

Our Exhaustive List of One Word Instagram Captions for Any and Every Snapshot

Now it’s time for the REAL fun. Are you ready? Here we go!

#1 Aesthetic One Word Instagram Captions

Evolve

Nocturnal

Reminiscence

Lifted

Newbie

Yummy

Weekend

Pause

N E V E R

This

HERE

Trippin’

Bespectacled

Swag

Namaste

Ravishing

Savage

Fearless

Playmate

Sunkissed

Wild

Grand

Skurt

Ambition

Brotherhood/Sisterhood

Cuddles

Silly

Perfect

Alcohol

Babbbbyyyy

Aquaholic

Hotness

Star

Alive

Hipster

FEELS

Balance

Comfy

Dope

Fire

Golden

Crazy

Eating

Everything

Buddies

Carefree

Drop

Hello =)

Drop

Lyfe

Revisit

Remembrance

Trippin’

Obsessed

Obsessive

Bae

Barefoot

Cheers

Daydream

Escape’

Wanderlust

Focus

Focused

Countdown

L E G E N D

Thankful

Attitude

Hustle

OMG

FU

Omfg

W O K E

Curiousity

Treasure

Freedom

Ecstasy

Excite

Doozy

Rare

#2 Personality/People One Word Instagram Captions

Sometimes, you need one-word captions that inspire feelings about the people you know and love. We’ve got some amazing one-word caption ideas. Check it out:

Besties

Genius

Freak

Small

Giirrrlll

Badass

Brain

Dude

Shopaholic

Ambivert

Introvert

Wallflower

Extrover

Hustler

Fellas

Sassy

Chic

Unicorn

Gang

Fashionista

Barista

Nerd

Rebel

Geek

Leader

Rider

Killer

AVibe

Bae

Friendses

Hippie

Crunchy

Stylish

Playmate

Complete

Team

#3 Place One Word Instagram Captions ideas

Whether you’re in the mountains for a hike or at the zoo, sometimes you need the perfect word to help describe and carry over all the feels of your snapshot. Here’s some amazing one-word caption ideas for moments just like this!

Peaceful

Vibes

Stagnant

B E A C H

Surf

Tenacity

Escape

Tranquility

Captured

Sizzling

Bliss

Sunkissed

Heaven

Homecoming

Mesmerizing

Soulplace

Simplistic

Wanderlust

Karma

Flawsome

Caught

Lost

Ignite

Bravery

Brave

This

Dizzying

Nostalgic

Step

Unwinding

H E R E

Wave

HOME

More Amazing Short Instagram Captions

Everyone loves an amazing aethetic one-word caption, but sometimes you want...a little bit more. So we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite short instagram captions (2-3 words), just for you. Check it out!

The Best Place

Rocky Mountain High

Sun of a Beach

Just run.

Fishin’ for Compliments

Forever and Always

Life=Made.

One More Step

This is Home

Live. Love. Lie.

The best endings are really beginnings

Got love?

Look no further

Look within

Find Your Soul

Finding our way home

Make Your Own Way

Never going home again

Just jump

Lights on

Rock on

Lights on

Namaste time

Just chill

Chillin’

Cold beer? Check

Time to fly

Ready to fly?

Oh D E A R

Just one more dive

Felt cute. Might delete never.

She’s hot.

Rebel on

It’s a date

Something...aesthetic

Perfection has arrived

I’ve got EMOJI

How to Turn ANY Word into an Inspiring One Word Instagram Captions

Really, ANY word can be an inspiring caption if you do it right.

It's all about spacing, format, relevancy, and intent.

For instance: I can write the word "Limitless" several different ways and get totally different results. Check it out a few post examples to get an idea of what I mean:

"✨ L ✨ I ✨ M ✨ I ✨ T ✨ L ✨ E ✨ S ✨ S ✨"

"Limit

Less"

"Limitless 🌎"

The way you approach the formatting completely changes the aesthetic, allowing you to use basically ANY word to communicate your meaning. Neat, right?

Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? Hopefully we've covered the majority of them below, but if we don't, don't hesitate to get in touch so we can send you on your way with everything you need to level up your Instagram presence!

Do One Word Captions Get More Engagement?

The answer is not necessarily.

If you have a CTA in your graphic, then yes. However, you can't direct people to comment, like, etc, if you aren't asking them to do so. After all, there's not much space for communication in one word.

How to Put Two Words with One Caption?

This is simple.

Open the Instagram app and click on the square plus button, now in the top right corner.

Now press on the photo that you want to show up first and hold it down until a "1" pops up.

Now you can select as many as you want to share...

...and TADA! You're ready to create a one word Instagram captions with multiple pictures.

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