Vision Boards

Sari and I spent our stormy Saturday night at home making vision boards. Not sure how to best describe what they are but I guess I would say a vision board is a sort of collage that represents your passions and hopes for your life: your “vision” of your future. There are no rules, no boundaries and no instructions. It’s an awesome way to express things that are important to you, what makes you happy, and what you hope for. This way you can always see it, en“vision” it, feel it, and remind yourself of your passions, hopes, and dreams every day. If you don’t set some goals you can never achieve them and if you don’t express what you want, you’ll never get it. You gotta put it out there; dip your toes in; and dabble in every opportunity that come your way. I’m not saying you’ll always get what you want because we all know the big man upstairs has his plans for you but you can at least strive for things, express your passions and move towards your calling. Sometimes you may find yourself fall off the path from time to time but you’ll always be guided back on, you just gotta pay attention.
While making the boards, we just looked through magazine after magazine and cut out the words, sayings and pictures that drew us in and represented ourselves. Then we pasted it all together with whatever rhyme or reason we felt at the time. I can’t stop smiling when I look at mine. Really! When I finished it, I lifted it up and just stared at it. I didn’t realize Sari was looking at me and before I knew it she said, “I wish I had a camera right now to capture that huge smile you have on your face.” There is an indescribable feeling that rushes through me whenever I look at it, still. So I mounted it on the wall above my bed and now I can see it every day and night and can be reminded of the vision I have for my life and get excited about what lies ahead. So cool! I definitely recommend this crafty cutting and pasting activity. Come on people! Bring out your inner child; pull out the finger paints, the glue sticks, and those little childproof scissors that barely cut a thin sheet of paper and you get your big fingers stuck in those tiny holes while your hand cramps up after two minutes of snipping. Or just grab the big kid ones :) Do it! It can’t hurt.

Have you ever made a vision board? What would you put on it?