Vision
Boards
By Jen Burk/Moon Talk Designs Blogger
Remember when you were a kid and someone would say something
mean to you or call you a nasty name?
The standard comeback for anyone between the ages of 6 to 12 was “I’m
rubber, you’re glue - what ever
you say bounces off me and sticks to you!”
I believe, much like that juvenile saying, that whatever we
say or do comes back to us. Most
call it Karma, or spiritual influence or the like. Whatever the term, Universe is always listening to our
thoughts and viewing our actions.
She does not judge or discriminate. She just sends back to us whatever it is we put out there.
If you walk around thinking, “My job is terrible. My boss is mean, and the pay isn’t
good, and I don’t enjoy the work I do” then that’s what Universe hears, and she
will send those things to you. BUT,
if you are positive, and say, “Some day soon I will have my dream job, with
work that I find rewarding, working with kind people, and making a salary I
deserve!” then Universe will send that, too.
Now, I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather have
positive things happen to me than negative. But how do we control our thoughts? How do we put “the good stuff” out into
the atmosphere? They say it takes
7 days to form a habit. Well, for
me, it’s more like 7 weeks or 7 months.
I’ve tried something new for 7 days before and it did NOT become a habit, let me tell you. It’s especially difficult for us to
change the way we think, feel, and act if we are in the middle of experiencing
something we do not want in our lives.
One way we can control our thoughts is to put them out there
on paper. We humans are very
visual people – which is why McDonald’s has their giant golden arches in front
of every restaurant, and why every car ad has a pretty girl or handsome guy in
it. A wonderful way to make our
wishes visual is to do a Vision Board.
These are also called “Dream Boards” or “Treasure Maps” or “Wish Boards”,
but the idea is the same - to put
visuals on paper (or some other medium) of things you’d like to have
happen.
One way many people make a Vision Board is by using a piece
of poster board, some glue, and lots of pictures cut from various
magazines. You can also write and
draw on the board. You can even
create art, putting your wishes in a painting. But if you aren’t into cutting and pasting, or don’t like
your artistic abilities, you can also make a Vision Board online. I am in the process of making one now
that will become my screen saver (which is good because I’m online every day
for a good portion of the day and this way I will be staring my dreams in the
face).
If you are thinking about making a Vision Board, do not
worry if your dreams seem unattainable, far-fetched, or contain a bit of
nonsense. This is YOUR board – no
one need see it if you do not want them to, and there’s no need to be
practical. Dream on! The sky’s the limit. Think big! Do you want a new home? A new car?
Diamond rings and vacations to distant lands? Put those out there.
Do you want to write a novel?
Find the perfect mate?
Create a new invention that makes everyone’s life easier? That’s great. But don’t just think of the material/physical things. Think spiritually, too. Do you need to be happier? More grateful? Healthier? In touch with divine guidance? Make sure to include those, as well.
And as for any nay-sayers, you can be skeptical if you’d
like. There are many skeptics out
there. But there are also a lot of
people who believe. And I, for
one, am willing to give it a go.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the skeptics are wrong? Who knows…maybe you have put the desire
for something more out there, and that’s what brought you to read this
post.
Universe is listening.
What will you tell her?
