Dream Boarding
“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” ~ Ben Stein
In a previous post, I mentioned dream boarding, and I thought I'd bring this up again, since it's a great activity to try to do in January as a bridge to the rest of the year.
Dream boarding is collaging, looking for pictures and images in magazines or other media that represent things you would like to attract into your life. These can be anything - the sky's the limit.
What I really enjoy about dream boarding is that it's a fun activity that puts you in touch with things you'd like to have - but it can also help you narrow down things you really like, so that when the time comes and these things are available, you know what you want.
This isn't just about things. It's about lifestyle. Perhaps you like having fresh flowers in your home on a regular basis, but it's not really an expense you feel you can justify. Putting it on the board might help you realize that this is something you love, so perhaps you start making different choices so that flowers can be a part of your life. Perhaps you can have omelettes one night a week instead of a meat dish, which makes room in your budget for flowers.
The board can be an inspiration. If eating healthfully has always been a goal, but one you can't bring yourself to attain, putting pictures of fruits & vegetables on a dream board can be a visual reminder regarding your aspirations ~ and, if you choose the right pictures, it can be motivating, too! (yum!)
Yes, it's fun to include some images that seem out of reach - a tropical beach, the Eiffel Tower, or a BMW convertible might be beyond your current means, and perhaps should not dominate your board if they are. But if these are indeed things you'd like to acquire or experience someday, by all means include them. Again, this exercise is about expanding the horizons of your dreams as well as creating a visual, motivating reminder for attaining them.
I will be doing one before the end of the month.
Some things you might find on my Dream Board?
A Harlequin/Silhouette contract (not sure how I'll represent that visually, but I'm affirming there's a way). A Volvo convertible (yes, my dream car!). A candle, symbolizing a more balanced spirit. An image of friends having dinner together, because one hope this year is to socialize more, both in our home and outside of it. And perhaps a woman doing a yoga pose, because that's something I've been considering more seriously. Those are images I expect to find for my board. Of course, part of the joy and the surprise of the exercise is also exploring pictures and coming across things that move you, that you weren't looking for.
2010 ~ Begin Again: Let the images move you.
(And, speaking of dreams - A quick nod to the man who helped change the world through his vision. May Martin Luther King, Jr. remind us all of the power and efficacy of dreams. Amen)
In a previous post, I mentioned dream boarding, and I thought I'd bring this up again, since it's a great activity to try to do in January as a bridge to the rest of the year.
Dream boarding is collaging, looking for pictures and images in magazines or other media that represent things you would like to attract into your life. These can be anything - the sky's the limit.
What I really enjoy about dream boarding is that it's a fun activity that puts you in touch with things you'd like to have - but it can also help you narrow down things you really like, so that when the time comes and these things are available, you know what you want.
This isn't just about things. It's about lifestyle. Perhaps you like having fresh flowers in your home on a regular basis, but it's not really an expense you feel you can justify. Putting it on the board might help you realize that this is something you love, so perhaps you start making different choices so that flowers can be a part of your life. Perhaps you can have omelettes one night a week instead of a meat dish, which makes room in your budget for flowers.
The board can be an inspiration. If eating healthfully has always been a goal, but one you can't bring yourself to attain, putting pictures of fruits & vegetables on a dream board can be a visual reminder regarding your aspirations ~ and, if you choose the right pictures, it can be motivating, too! (yum!)
Yes, it's fun to include some images that seem out of reach - a tropical beach, the Eiffel Tower, or a BMW convertible might be beyond your current means, and perhaps should not dominate your board if they are. But if these are indeed things you'd like to acquire or experience someday, by all means include them. Again, this exercise is about expanding the horizons of your dreams as well as creating a visual, motivating reminder for attaining them.
I will be doing one before the end of the month.
Some things you might find on my Dream Board?
A Harlequin/Silhouette contract (not sure how I'll represent that visually, but I'm affirming there's a way). A Volvo convertible (yes, my dream car!). A candle, symbolizing a more balanced spirit. An image of friends having dinner together, because one hope this year is to socialize more, both in our home and outside of it. And perhaps a woman doing a yoga pose, because that's something I've been considering more seriously. Those are images I expect to find for my board. Of course, part of the joy and the surprise of the exercise is also exploring pictures and coming across things that move you, that you weren't looking for.
2010 ~ Begin Again: Let the images move you.
(And, speaking of dreams - A quick nod to the man who helped change the world through his vision. May Martin Luther King, Jr. remind us all of the power and efficacy of dreams. Amen)
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