Yesterday I spent the day with my girlfriend and a small group of women looking inside ourselves and sharing our wishes, desires, dreams, hopes for our futures. We were led by coach Judy Peebles.
We started off by making a list of all the things we really wanted, no matter how big or unusual they may seem. Some of mine were to remodel the kitchen, get the backyard into a functional place to use, going to Disneyland at the holiday season, taking some trips by train and even meeting Stevie Nicks. We also made lists of things we wanted more of and/or less of in our lives, like more time, less procrastination, more money, less stress, etc. Finally we used the prompt “Twelve months from now…” and wrote a story about what is happening 12 months from now in our lives.
Then we spent some time going through magazines and pulling pictures of things that meant something to us in terms of our wishes and goals, words or phrases that spoke to us. After we arranged them all on the board we glued it down. Here is what mine looks like:
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I had to make a vision board as part of my mental health homework. Mine were all things that relax me. Lots of outdoors stuff, flowers, some baths. lol
I think it’d be kinda neat to do one for a year from now — what would I want? Vacation (just us two, maybe, dare I say?) Nah, sooner 😛 At least there will still be flowers and baths!
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They are great for whatever you use them for. I know they improve my mental health too!
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Yes, I have made a vision board, did one earlier this year! I think they are a very cool way to remember what we are working towards being / doing. Here’s a link to my post about creating mine: https://dibzzen.com/2018/02/18/vision-boarding-everyday-dilemmas-and-joys/
I like the “12 months from now” exercise and visualisation. It sounds like a good way to really feel how things will be.
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That was the best part, although I didn’t get it right away. Part of the visualization was to get into how you will feel in 12 months and not just a generic what it will look like thing. I love vision boards.
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What a wonderful way to spend the day! Hmmm…what do I see myself doing in a year? Definitely something running and/or travel related. Maybe running a marathon in France. I want to see your pictures from Disneyland! 🙂
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Laurie, I’ll definitely share the pictures. Running a marathon is definitely not on my list but I applaud those of you who like that kind of thing. It was truly a great way to spend the day, not only thinking about what I wanted but also listening to what others wanted as well. We were different ages (kind of) and different lifestyles (some married a long time, some just a few years and one single) but we all had some of the same “wishes” for our lives.
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I agree with Jill. I like the 12 months from now idea as a writing prompt. I’ve made vision boards, back in college they were a thing. I’ve never done one with the intention of looking forward, our boards were more of a looking within dealio. And as a way of procrastinating, instead of doing homework!
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LOL Ally I can’t imagine you procrastinating! Sometimes it takes more than a year to get what I want but I’ve had a few things become reality from past boards.
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When I was in college I didn’t procrastinate too often. I was more serious back then. But now, I can be a sloth. I believe that’s part of the joy of being older and wiser.
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I like the “Twelve months from now” exercise, Janet. I’ll have to give it a try. I do have a vision bulletin board. 🙂
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I make vision cards every year but this bulletin board kind of pulls them all together. The journaling prompt was fun.
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