Yesterday we enjoyed a fantastic New Year’s day dim sum with our “family”. I love how our family not only includes our most immediate family members but also our long-time family friends and their family. We were a total of 14 spanning three generations, and all indulging our love of dim sum and good cheer. Following our brunch, we braved the winter wind a few short blocks so that we could escape into movie theatre land where we cozied up to one another with popcorn in hand and watched ‘Frozen’. I have to say that my children aren’t particularly adept at sitting through a feature length film yet, and since they only watch a few select kids’ shows on netflix that have zero plot twists, they had a really difficult time watching some of the upsetting and scarier scenes in the movie. All in all though, it was a fun one to watch.
Since the past week and a half has really been at odds with my goals and aspirations for the year, I am hoping to anchor myself with a vision board. This was suggested to me by my coach and I think it’s a fantastic idea for anyone to implement.
What is a vision board? It is a visual board that can either be made with magazine and paper clippings or done virtually on a personal board on Pinterest using images culled from the web. The items that you post onto your board should be a reflection of what inspires you and what represents your dreams and vision for the year and beyond. If you aren’t sure where to start, just post those things that most intrigue you first. Slowly, you will discover what your true passions are.
Once you have the concept of your ideal life forming on your vision board, review it everyday to help you visualize your full potential and achieve your dreams.
What do you want your ideal life to look like? How do you live, breathe and move in this new vision for yourself? What images appear when you think of your ideal work/life balance, your ideal state of health, your ideal social and family life? Are there specific places you want to visit? Specific activities you wish to experience, or specific people you want to meet? What are the things you most wish to accomplish? What inspires you to become your best version of your self?
Use the most beautiful pictures, photographs, hand-written notes, and inspirational quotes you can find and set your heart and spirit free!
Here are some great articles for more info on how to create your own vision board and make 2014 your best year ever:
Martha Beck’s, How to Make a Vision Board – And How it Can Change Your Life on Oprah.com
Jayme Barrett’s Manifestation Board: How to Design a Blueprint for Your Dreams.
Happy vision boarding 🙂
-M.
Pao Family Wellness 