Celebrant Life: Living With Intention

So, you’ve got your celebrant certificate and you’re ready to rock ‘n’ roll into a long and fulfilling life as a celebrant. Now what? The most important piece of advice that I can give is to live with intention. This applies personally as well as professionally, but for the purposes of this blog I’ll focus on the latter.

Intention is not dissimilar to making promises to yourself or other people. In essence, you’re saying: this is what I intend to do. And then, of course, doing it. I’ve long talked about the essential skills and qualities of a fabulous celebrant, and the importance of discipline, dedication, responsibility and commitment. Without these as your foundation, you’re unlikely to manifest your intentions.

You can set weekly, monthly or yearly intentions, of course, yet being clear about them on a daily basis will serve you and others in good stead. This is such a person-centred role and whichever direction we turn, there is someone relying on us to do our job to the highest of standards (let alone the standards we should set for ourselves). Such standards are met through focus, consistency, quality, attention to detail, professional pride and commitment. To set an intention might be as simple as: today I will write this ceremony. Or, it might look like: I will visit two new funeral directors or wedding venues this week. Maybe, when you’re truly experienced and completing complicated or varied levels of work is second nature or almost like muscle memory, your intentions might be along the lines of: today I will smile more. Or, I will send a thank you card to this week’s funeral families. I will go for a walk each day to ensure a balance between screen/sitting time and movement.

Intention is about bringing more focus and awareness to our role and to ourselves within that role, and to those within our orbit (whether they’re there for the short or long term). Think of it as a holistic consciousness that permeates all manner of places and spaces within your celebrancy.

The language you use around intention could be:
I will
I intend
I promise myself

I like to think of it as a commitment to myself that comes from a place of integrity. These aren’t promises for recognition from industry colleagues or from clients, but for my own creative sovereignty, honouring self trust and commitment, and closure in respect to any project I am working on.

When living with intention is the core of a Heart-led Celebrant’s working life, each day unfolds with purpose, passion and unparalleled professionalism.