Vision Board : a term we hear often these days, it’s
been around for quite some time but seems to be becoming more and more popular,
and righly so in my opinion.
Coming from a design background someone like me
wouldn’t have any problem making my own personal vision board, yet, I kept on
putting it off, waiting for a friend to do it with me, waiting for the right
pictures, the right moment, season, mood…waiting while time went by, rather
flew by...and I was always without my much desired Vision Board.
One fine day, I was quite desperate for things to
change, could wait no more and decided to have a go at it, no matter what and
strangely enough, within two days my friend also joined me. It took us all of two hours to pull out
the pictures from the magazines we had been setting aside for over 24 months,
sift through them, cut, arrange and paste them onto the chart. Two extremely
satisfying and joyful hours as we let our fancy free, our dreams resurface, our desires take flight. It took
another half an hour to totally clean up the mess and put up the Vision Board
in a prominent place where we would be seeing it daily, before going to bed and
upon waking up.
Work Done = Satisfaction and Pleasure
Roughly 12 months down the lane I must say that it has worked
like a charm…not only does it give me immense pleasure to actually see what bring me joy and what I
would like manifested in my life, it does seem to be helping in pushing me along to
achieve it, to get further clarity in my aims and goals and thoughts.
I feel
that it works even when I am not actively and intentionally looking at it.
The
images remind me of what I love – beauty, harmony, quality, spirituality,
relaxation, productive satisfying work, a holiday by the seaside, teaching,
nature…. I am sure that having it around in plain sight, subconsciously, I am
being drawn closer and closer to my goals. I am also becoming aware of what is
missing in my Vision Board that I want, and I will be adding that, soon, very
soon!
So, my personal recommendation to all of you who have
not yet put your desires into words and pictures, please do it. Within the week.
You will be very pleasantly surprised at the results! Things may even materialise beyond your original desires.
A few tips from my experience...
How to make a Vision Board:
Think carefully of what makes you happy, what you
like, what you love doing, what you would like to do and have in life. Take
your time over this, jot it down. Don’t worry if it’s still vague and hazy,
just keep jotting down what makes you happy/ what you think will add to your
happiness.
Gather some magazines/pictures related to your
interests/wants/objects of desire. Choose the ones you like most, those you
respond to on an emotional level, pull out and cut. Put together pictures of a
similar kind, those for example that represent travel or family or home. You
may have too many or too few of a kind but don’t worry, the process will help
you clarify your ideas.
Grab some scissors, glue and board paper (A 4 size is
too small, my suggestion is to go as big as you can handle).
Start placing the cut pictures onto the paper, play
with the placements and the free spaces. Have FUN!
This is the part where we have a lot of fun, it also
helps us cristallize our ideas…we realise that we need more pictures of a kind
or there is something we haven’t yet got. You could use artist’s tape to try
placing the pictures and holding them in place until you feel sure, then glue
them, add words if you wish, design around spaces if you feel like it.
Hold it away from you and bask in the satisfaction of
having made your first Vision Board. This is a start, as time goes by, you may
realise that you need to refine your vision, your goals. No sweat. Make a new
one, more aligned with the new, clearer you!
If anyone in the family does not
understand it, bless them with love and understanding, that they too may
realize how powerful it can be in helping them live their best.
Let the magic unfold. God Bless!
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