My Vision Board

Pardon the glare. It's framed.

I finally created my vision board. This has been on my to-do list for over a year. It was originally my counselor's idea and something we were supposed to do as a part of termination. However, my hectic work schedule (and possibly some resistance) led to a lot of cancellations and I was left to complete it on my own. I asked b. to do one with me last summer. I also thought it would be a good idea to do at the BBG sleepover last summer. However, I didn't sit down to do it until this week. I thought it would be a good idea to visualize what I want as I enter this next phase of my life. It took me hours and countless magazines to complete it. I expected it to be more visual and specific but I found myself cutting out more words and phrases than anything. Some of it may be the magazines that I had access to. However, I think my board reflects where I am in life. Materially, I don't need as much. I have a car, furniture, and enough money to survive and do most of what I want (for now). At this point, I'm seeking more personal growth, trying to live each day to the fullest, building stronger relationships, and conquering fears. My visions board reflects that along with my desire to travel, find love, and have financial security. It still has a lot of blank space. Maybe this represents my new commitment to openness. I may add things as I come across them or do new boards periodically. I encourage you to create a vision board of your own. The link below gives some useful information about different types of vision boards and how to create and use them from a woman who literally wrote a book on vision boards. I didn't use it, but maybe next time.

What is a Vision Board?

A vision board (also called a Treasure Map or a Visual Explorer or Creativity Collage) is typically a poster board on which you paste or collage images that you’ve torn out from various magazines. It’s simple.

The idea behind this is that when you surround yourself with images of who you want to become, what you want to have, where you want to live, or where you want to vacation, your life changes to match those images and those desires.