Sometimes in life we just need a reminder to focus our intentions, so that we become the master of our own destiny rather than stumbling through life not really knowing what we want or how we want it to feel.

On a visit to the Tate modern, after seeing the most wonderful Frida Kahol exhibition, and now on course for a lovely coffee, I am standing in a lift, heading for the 10^th Floor of the Blavatnik Building, the new extension wing of the Tate, which is the destination for the espresso bar, where you can see the wonderful views of London.

I am in need of rest after being on my feet for a few hours. As I enter the lift, standing before me are seven other people. The button is pushed for the 10th floor, but it does not light up, and there is some confusion, but we continue anyway. We only manage to get to the 4^th floor. The doors open and close and we seem to continue on our way to the 9^th floor, still no recognition of the 10th floor lighting up.

The lift bell pings and the 9th floor lights up. There is a groan amongst my fellow lift passengers, realising getting to the 10th floor is seeming some what challenging. One of the most frustrated ladies is out of the lift door, only to be ushered back in fairly swiftly by a young gentleman, who appears to work at the Tate.

‘The lift is broken and will not reach the 10^th floor. You need to go back to the 4^th floor and get in another lift,’ he informs us . At this point the lady, half way out the door, informs him they have done this already a few times. ‘We have been up and down this lift several time and we cannot get to the 10th floor,’ she explains exasperated.

Exasperated, and frustrated she asks, ‘Can we not just get out here and get the stairs to the 10^th floor?’

‘No madam you cannot. The lift is broken and you must go back to the 4^th floor and get into another lift,’ he repeats firmly, blocking her from leaving the lift.

I can feel the tension in the air, the doors closing, while Spanish words are flooding the lift, making it blue. This lady was talking a different language but you could tell she was beyond frustrated, angry and flustered.

Suddenly a tall blonde lady in the corner, vigorously shouts , ‘Quick everyone think of the 10^th floor.’ I knew what she meant, she wanted us to collectively think together to manifest us arriving at the 10^th floor.

Bearing in mind they had been up and down a few times and nobody wanted to continue doing that, but now with what seemed like a new energy, we press the button, and before we knew it the lift sign is dinging for the 10^th floor.

Everyone is cheering. The doors are opening and we are at the 10th floor. The lovely lady, who had almost given up, was clapping her hands and sounding her joy in Spanish. I could hear in her whoops of joy the pure relief of not having to keep going up and down to get to a place that seemed so simple.

One straight route in the elevator. Press the button and up you go, but not this day, until we all came together as a collective. The eight of us now in the lift we were willing it to floor ten, but not with desperation but with a calm sense of, we are going to the tenth floor because that is our destination. A certainty.

This is a prime example of how our minds can collectively manifest great things with the right energy.

Everyone in the lift was whooping because honestly the thought of having to go back down and come back up again was greulling, something not in my itinerary that day, nor it seemed the blonde lady and her family, who also knew she was going to the 10^th floor.

Collective intent can even override what appeared to be a broken lift. Visualising is powerful, especially as a group.

I was grateful for the collective intent that day, not having to go up and down life, like they had been, getting nowhere.

 For me I just knew I was going to the coffee shop and that was it. I was not going back down. Sometimes life can be so frustrating, and things can get in our way which sometimes we have to surrender to.

Loss, change, and transition are inevitable and at times we have to surrender, but not always. Sometimes we can override and become the master of our own intentions, but this happens when we are in connection to our inner selves and know truly what we want. We can feel the feeling and know it is going to happen.

Not just know what we want but, we know how we feel, and know beyond a shadow of a doubt it is going to happen. I truly knew I was going to the expresso bar that day because I had already clearly visualised it days before, as I am sure, so did the lady who entered the lift with her family.

 My legs needed it, but I already knew I was going there. But it took someone to remind us all that we had to focus as a collective and make that intent. She knew, I knew, but did everyone know? The calmness that comes with a certain knowing, having your inner ‘self,’ helps you to navigate life with a little less stress.

Sometimes in life we just need a reminder to focus our intentions, so that we become the master of our own destiny rather than stumbling through life not really knowing what we want or how we want it to feel. We also need to know how to turn into the inside to create a frequency that aligns to create the life that is easier and joyful. In this frequency you swerve things that don’t serve you and doors and keys arrive in places that you never thought possible.

Hooray for the collective intention that day and everyone in the lift. As a collective we made it and what a wonderful view it was, not to mention coffee. Sometimes the smallest intentions can make the greatest difference.

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Coffee Shop at the Tate Modern, London, 10th Floor of the Blavatnik Building. Check out the views. The art is pretty could too.