Goooood morning!
I hope you have big plans for this weekend! May I suggest you make a Vision Board?
A vision board is something that I read about in “The Secret.” I love that book because it’s all about harnessing the power of positive thinking. I always say I’m the luckiest girl, and my good luck seems to bring on more good luck. In the past year, I definitely started utilizing the principles of “The Secret” more and more, and I definitely feel like I’m coming out on top.
Anyway, a vision board is simply a poster where you put pictures from magazines or the Internet that represent what you truly want. The idea behind it is that if you surround yourself with images of what you truly want–whether in terms of love, money, location, or career–you’re openly asking the universe to send those things your way and you will attract them. It’s a little different from posting pictures of things that inspire you. This is more like a universal wish list.
Most people who have a vision board have a story of how it’s worked for them. When I worked at ELLE, we had a big vision board in the office. My addition to the board was a picture of sea foam green pointy-toe Manolos. We got shoes months before they were available in stores, so I started lusting after these back at Christmas. I snapped a picture of them when we had them in the office and printed it out to put on the board. (I don’t think my color was actually produced, because they aren’t available on any Web site; just know they are suede and the color of a chic after-dinner mint, circa 1963.)
Aaaaannnd…I got these $575 shoes through a PR friend on my last day at the office! She had set the sample aside for me when I mentioned how much I loved them months earlier. That’s the power of believing! This is definitely not the first time I’ve gotten something from my vision board, but that’s the most fun thing. (There was also the ipod Touch. Two days after I put it on my vision board, my old one broke and I got the Touch. Speedy speedy!)
Now, most of the images on my vision board go deeper than a pair of pumps or an ipod, but you can put anything you believe you want or need. The point is to truly want it. So before you make your vision board, think about what it is you really want and where you really are at this point in your life.
To make a vision board you need:
- A nice poster board or bulletin board
- Magazines that will contain images of things you want (Do you need a travel magazine or a fitness magazine? “Forbes” or “Vogue” or “Entertainment Weekly?”)
- A glue stick or thumb tacks
- Scrapbook paper or fabric if you wanna get fancy!
You can cover the board with paper or fabric that you like or that represents you. (I divided mine into four quadrants and used a different color for each.) You know I love a theme, so don’t hesitate to use colors or patterns to represent specific goals or aspects of your personality.
Start by tearing out pictures of things you want. Don’t worry if they don’t seem to relate. It’s just nice to see a hard representation of things that strike you. Once you have a collection of images, choose the things that you truly want. You can take it in any direction. You can put very specific representations of what it is you want, like a house or a job; if you aren’t sure, just pick things that strike your fancy. You can also give it a theme and make it all about health or whatever! Be picky though–don’t put up tons of ridiculous and expensive shit; put up the one specific thing that means something to you.
We also printed checks from the Universe to add to our board at ELLE. You just print this blank check and write it to yourself in the amount you want. My amount was considerably lower than the amounts everyone else put, but I knew I didn’t need much to get me through my move and job transition. And–surprise, surprise!–it came my way. So download and print this one and check yo’self.
As a finishing touch, you should add a picture of yourself feeling truly happy–right in the center–because ultimately, you’re asking for happiness. You can have the dream job or the Manolos, but if you aren’t happy, it means nothing.
Put your vision board somewhere you can see it, and believe in it! Don’t write me in a week whining you haven’t gotten your Chanel bag or engagement ring yet. When you ask for something and are truly positive in what you’re attracting, trust me–these things will find their way to you!
This weekend, declare and display what you want. You deserve to get everything your heart desires. Looking at my vision board makes me feel positive and happy–but not as positive and happy as getting what I ask for!
Have a great Friday!
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For those of us a bit less acquisitive, how about a vision board where urban kids in our culture have the chance to eat healthy, fresh food. And perhaps a picture of people receiving decent health care, no matter how much they make. And maybe a food system where eating Toll House cookie dough on occasion won’t kill you.
But then again, that’s me.
Yes a national vision board would be great. Plaster the nation with images of healthy, happy people thriving (on cookie dough)!
Can’t be cookie dough anymore – remember they just found e coli in Toll House cookie dough (the bastards).
Time to start redecorating the Oval Office. I can see it now…..