The shift from wrapping up gifts to wrapping up another year always means change for me. It’s such an exciting time because it also represents new beginnings. It’s an opportunity to really examine our lives, homes, relationships and the lifestyle that we have chosen.
We decide what’s right or wrong with the choices we’ve made or what we absolutely want to change. The deceased contemporary artist Andy Warhol holds one of my favorite quotes: “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” That’s exactly what I believe—you have to take action to change your life. You have to mentally make the decision to start to create that one that you have been dreaming about.
This is my visionary month. I make a vision board of the things I want to pray for or accomplish for the future. A vision board helps in navigating a path and to visualize exactly what you want to strive for by giving you a picture to look at daily and a reminder that you have a plan and that each day is a step toward making it happen.
Sounds simple, or maybe even silly? Well, let me tell you that my board from last year has several things that I cut from magazines and pictures that represented what I was visualizing that have absolutely come true! So, what have you got to lose? Not one thing. A board is also a great way to help you begin to find out what’s going on deep inside your soul. It really does help to find the passion you need to be successful.
Denis Diderot, a writer from the 18th century Enlightenment period, said; “Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.” I believe that with all of my heart.
It’s like when you meet your soul mate. The joy is so overwhelming that you just want to shout it from the mountaintops. Everything is more beautiful than ever. The grass is greener, the birds are singing, you can just sit for hours and listen to each other talk. Everything in your life now makes sense. It’s like looking in a mirror. The joy is so amazing and all of a sudden you want to soar like an eagle.
That’s the feeling you can also capture when you come face to face with your destiny. It’s a fantastic similar joy and that’s when you will begin to blossom into the person you are meant to be, and it’s never too late.
How do you make this vision board? First, get comfortable, which for me is usually sitting on the floor. Grab all the magazines you can carry, scissors, a glue stick and some foam core board from an art supply store. Slowly go through the pages of the magazines. It’s a process, so if something hits you while you’re turning the pages and you’re not sure it’s really something you want to use, pull the page and start a pile.
Sometimes it’s a vacation spot, car, home or even word the says what you’re feeling, like “success,” or an amount of money you’re hoping to be making by the end of the year. Cut out and collect anything that speaks to or inspires you, or anything you dream about having, then glue them onto your board. It’s so simple, and can be fun for the entire family. What a great example you can set for your children by having them help. They can learn to make their own. A vision board teaches them (and us) the importance of setting goals, working hard to achieve them and believing in themselves. They will dare to dream like small children. Remember what that was like when you were a child? Flying like Superman didn’t seem that impossible. It’s all about the vision and hope to make it happen.
Make your vision your mission!
What are you waiting for?
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