The NEW Vision Board

Bill and I were watching a rerun of Oprah yesterday that was on the law of attraction. They talked about the power of creating a vision board.

A vision board is like a collage of all the things, people, and experiences you want to enjoy and/or manifest in your life. A lot of people I know have created vision boards. I can relate this to my favorite practice, the butterfly effect. Each time our mind focuses on a positive and forward reaching image or thought, we tune our actions and thoughts to possibilities versus a need to problem solve. Each butterfly flap in the right direction causes a reverberation.

I think vision boards are a great idea, but I had not made one myself. Last night, I created a new-fangled vision board.

On my mac (I assume you can do this with Windows, too), I can select a folder of pictures for my desktop image. And it will automatically switch pictures from within the folder. I created a new folder called "Vision Board," and put pictures of things I want to manifest or enjoy in the folder. I set the preferences to switch pictures every one minute. Because I have both my laptop screen and another Apple monitor attached, I get to see two different pictures every minute.

This is my new vision board and it is pretty cool. I have pictures of people I would like to meet and places I want to go and other achievements. I have a cover of the New Yorker (because I would like to get one of my essays published in the New Yorker) and pictures of Marshall Goldsmith and Carl Hiaasen (because I want to work on a book with the former and meet the later). I also have pictures of butterflies - of course - and of my motorcycle as a way of anticipating future adventures. And I have pictures of health and vibrancy. I have pictures of Bhutan to help me prepare - physically and mentally - for our trek in Bhutan in November. I have a picture of Hemingway's writing space in Key West. I have pictures of homes in New Mexico because I would like to spend more time there. I have a picture of a Grey Wolf because I would love to have my essays published by Graywolf Press.

I need to add more pictures, but this is a start. Because the pictures are a mix of sizes and resolutions, I have chosen to tile the pictures and see lots of little versions.

This vision board travels with me wherever I go because it is on my laptop. No glue or scissors required!

Comments

[Dwayne Melancon]

This is a great idea - I hadn't heard of a "vision board" before, but now I want one - thanks, Lisa.

[lisa haneberg]

Dwayne:

Great! And you might share your process on your blog when you create your vision board. The power of sharing your intentions is huge.

[Dwayne Melancon]

First step: Windows doesn't natively rotate desktop wallpaper so you can use this free utility to do it: http://www.tropicalwares.com/wallmast.html

[lisa haneberg]

Super, Dwayne, thanks for letting the PC folks know how to make it happen.

[Connie]

Hi! I just made my first vision board today inspired by the same Oprah show. Come check it out on my blog!!!

Peace & Love.

[Jeffrey Howard]

I was at an event last weekend where Marie Diamond (from The Secret) where she talked about setting up your dream board using the Feng Shui concept of the Bagua Map. She says putting your images in the appropriate sections of the board for your intention, i.e. career, abundance, relationship, etc. gives more power to the intention. Here's a
link to a pic of the map: http://www.alchemyandenergy.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/bagua_map_3.99195026_std.gif

[Eric]

I've found the coolest and most effective tool to help with the visualization process - a great vision board software called Mind Movies Creator.

It was created by Ryan Higgins to help others visualize and manifest the life of their dreams. See a video and find out why here http://www.squidoo.com/vision-board-software

A Mind Movie allows you to create a vision of what you want, together with your Favorite song… the one that makes you feel good, the one that makes you want to dance, the one that makes you smile and sing along.
It’s like a 3 minute slide show/movie of your perfect life.

I’m trying it out now.

I’m having fun making my own vision board/mind movie.

And because it’s a software, no need to cut up magazines!

Thanks.

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The Vision Board helps you establish, visualize and actually reach your most important goals and desired outcomes.

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