We’ve all heard it. The all-too-common phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” When you look at a picture, clarity and
meaning without words are there for all to see. Whether the picture is a gleaming
child, a peaceful sunset, or a dream home, these images have a way of springing
emotions to life. We feel it. So if this
is true, then is it possible that a picture can propel our goals, dreams, and
aspirations into reality? People who have created vision boards for themselves
say, “Yes!”
Chase and
Create
A vision board is a collection of
pictures depicting the things which you long to achieve or acquire. It’s a
collection of your goals, dreams and aspirations, the very things I have been
encouraging you to “chase” and “create.”
In place of a list written only in black ink, creating a poster board
covered with images and inspirational messages, will inject colour and meaning
into your dreams. At a quick glance,
you’ll see your life’s plans on display as a daily reminder. With mustard-seed faith, your dreams will
magically transform into reality when you believe they are possible.
To support this theory, the book,
The
Secret, explains the powerful process of visualization in this way.
“The reason visualization is so
powerful is because as you create pictures in your mind of seeing yourself with
what it is you want, you are generating thoughts and feelings of having it now.
Visualization is simply powerfully focused thought in pictures, and it causes
equally powerful feelings. When you are visualizing, you are emitting that
powerful frequency out into the Universe.
The law of attraction will take hold of that powerful signal and return
those pictures back to you, just as you saw them in your mind.”
The
Vision Board as a Remedy
Creating a vision board for your
goals and dreams might go one step further.
I sense this process as a remedy to cure specific ailments.
1. Overcome the
FOMO epidemic.
Until recently, I had never heard
of FOMO. Perhaps I had but didn’t realize the epidemic had a different name
than the one that I knew. FOMO, “the Fear of Missing Out”, is equal to
what I’ve always known as “keeping up
with the Joneses”. Marissa
Sollows, Senior Education Coordinator, with Financial and Consumer Services
Commission of New Brunswick, wrote an excellent article, Conquer Your Fears of Missing Out to Get on Top of your Finances.
Marissa explains that FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out, is the physical and emotional reaction we have when we feel that we are missing out on an opportunity. FOMO can provoke strong emotions ranging from sadness to full blown anxiety. It can also make us feel unsatisfied with the experiences we have had and things we own. Marissa goes on to explain that these strong emotions are heightened with the posts viewed on social media of our friends’ dazzling lives.
Marissa explains that FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out, is the physical and emotional reaction we have when we feel that we are missing out on an opportunity. FOMO can provoke strong emotions ranging from sadness to full blown anxiety. It can also make us feel unsatisfied with the experiences we have had and things we own. Marissa goes on to explain that these strong emotions are heightened with the posts viewed on social media of our friends’ dazzling lives.
The cure for FOMO would be to determine what you want and then create
your vision board. Here’s the underlying
truth. “You can have ANYTHING you want. You just can’t have EVERYTHING you
want.” You have to figure it
out. A vision board will provide focus
and clarity. You will no longer be
chasing someone else’s dream. You will
chase your own dream.
2. A Change in
Direction.
Life has a way of steering us in
the opposite direction we ever intended to travel. A painful relationship, an
unsuccessful business venture, and a sudden illness can send us spinning. We
aren’t given any clear explanations how this happens but when it does, we feel
totally helpless and frustrated, leading us to believe that we may never be
happy. It’s at this junction that we
have a choice. Don’t you love
choices? We can choose to believe the worst
that we were destined to live unhappily ever after, or we can choose to believe
that the best is coming our way. We can choose
to believe that it’s our turn to have the very things our family, friends, and
neighbors have. And it all starts with
believing and creating the ultimate vision both in our minds and on a vision
board.
Permission
to Play and Create
Now that you have permission to play
with glue, scissors, and paper, capturing and creating images of your life with
pictures, you may feel lost. Don’t fear. Click here
for a quick four-step guide to help create your vision board. Don’t stop here. This is one opportunity you
don’t want to miss out on. A Google
search will lead you to plenty of information on vision boards and its
benefits. I would love to hear the
results of your creation. I invite you to share your thoughts, successes, and
yes, even your frustrations with your vision board masterpiece.
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