Intentional purpose serves as a foundational tool for shaping your daily reality by providing a sense of direction that prevents life from feeling formless. Without a clear purpose, you may find yourself observing the "shapes" of everyone else's lives without understanding how to build your own..
Framing Interactions and Relationships: Having a purpose around your activities helps frame your understanding of why you are doing what you are doing and why you are with specific people. It allows you to see how individuals fit into your life, whether they are family, friends, neighbors, or professional collaborators..
Providing Structure to Time: Purpose changes the nature of how time is spent. For instance, visiting someone with a specific intent—such as cooking a meal, dropping something off, or working on a collaboration—creates a different "shape" than being there with no direction, where hours might simply slip away.. Building Community and Collaboration: Intentionality isn't just for business; it applies to the "everyday average" of being human. It can manifest in collaborative community efforts, such as neighbors respectfully sharing the care of local animals or looking after each other's property.
According to the sources, several specialized apps and tools are available to support individuals who are blind or visually impaired:
Hadley (Hadleyhelps): This organization provides support through its website, hadleyhelps.org
Now updated with a dedicated Hadleyhelps app available in major app stores. Hadley has a history of connecting the visually impaired community through various mediums, including mail, phone, internet, and now mobile applications.
Be My Eyes: This app allows users to build a network of trusted humans, AI, and communities for assistance. It offers two main versions:. Personal Use: This version has been free for years and allows users to connect with volunteers or AI for help with daily tasks. Be My Eyes for the Workplace: This version provides professional security and privacy protocols for corporate environments where data protection is a priority. Meta Glasses: These wearable glasses integrate with the Be My Eyes app, providing a hands-free way to access support.
General Organization Tools: While not exclusive to visual impairment, the sources mention using digital tools optionally; depending on mental and communication preference, to help "shape reality" and organize daily life. These include:
Google systems with Calendar, keep, and tasks; Used for tracking activities and integration with other tools.. Task Lists and Notes: These can be integrated into calendars to help with day-theming, day-batching, and tracking daily intentions or focus.
Reshaping reality around an actual direction is described as a necessary restructuring for society, especially following the lack of direction many felt during 2020. By intentionally building these "shapes of reality," you move from being directionless to actively constructing a life that fits your individual circumstances and goals.
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