Vision Boards and Dreams
Have you created your vision board yet? I know some people think it is hokey but those are the people who have never done one before. You don’t see the benefit unless you take the risk and create one. I started my vision board about 4 years ago. At the time, I was not feeling very good. I had been in a car accident, sustained a traumatic brain injury, had a horrible recovery from a major surgery and was completely lacking in vitality, and health as well as direction.
I captured quotes, phrases, pictures and ideas that I resonated with and wanted in my life. You see I think that is the magic of vision boards. It is a way of staking our claim on the world of possibilities. Putting something on your vision board is your way of saying “I am claiming these dreams as my own” or “I want to believe that I can have these good things in my life”. That is the first step. There are a million dreams out there and we must choose ours before we can make them come true.
Along with the phrases and pics I typed out a whole page of affirmations that I wanted to be true AS IF they already were true for me. I remember I was feeling not too great about myself and I put the phrase “I am thin and sexy and beautiful”. I am now several years older and I look pretty much the same but for some reason I feel thin and sexy and beautifulJ and people seem to treat me as if I am. How does that work?
I will post a picture of my own vision board to inspire you. I hope that starting today, you will stake our your claim on your dreams. “Hello world, remember me, from when I was young and thought that dreams came true? Well, I believe that again and these are my dreams!”
LOVE your vision board, Beth. What do the tiny quotes say? The one by Thoreau on the top left, the one by the temple on the bottom left, and the teency tiny one on the bottom right corner?
ReplyDeleteHi Marilee! The one by Thoreau says "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
ReplyDeleteTop left is by Earl Nightingale "Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."
Bottom right: "Service is the real key to joy. When one is giving service for the advancement of humanity, when one is working without money and without price, with no hope of earthly reward, there comes a real, genuine joy into the human heart." -Heber J. Grant
The quotes you've chosen for your board really resonate with me. Thanks for sharing such a personal part of your life and inspiring the rest of us. I want to be just like you when I grow up!
ReplyDeleteAwesome post Beth. I finally created my vision board earlier this year. Had a great time doing it! Layton is creating one now--isnt that awesome!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! Thanks for sharing with us! I did a vision board quite a while ago, and when I looked back over it a few years later I couldn't believe how many things had come to pass! Love you!
ReplyDeleteThank you again all! Very sweet! It is wonderful when our children learn things so many years ahead of us and get to reap the benefits that accompany the learning. Good for Layton!
ReplyDeleteMy grown kids have put their visions on their computer as a screen saver. I thought that was a great idea also.