You NEED a vision book!!

Looking back and reflecting on my life, I have always been sort of a lost soul.  I wandered along aimlessly though life with absolutely no hope of finding any kind of direction.   That’s how I felt most of the time, anyway.  Even up to the point of having my son, I felt this way.  I started seeing a therapist and that’s when things started to change.  Now, do I fully feel in control of where I want to go and have a direction set in stone yet? No, I don’t. But I know that finding a great therapist has changed my life beyond measure!  My therapist introduced me to a documentary from  2006 called The Secret.  You may or may not have heard of it.  I hadn’t seen it or even hear of it for the 1^st time until 2011.  It definitely changed my perspective in many ways and it helped me to realize the power and potential of my mind.  We all have this power.  I’m not going to delve into that, though because I could go on for days and let me tell you, you definitely don’t want to get me started!  Besides, in my opinion, life is open for interpretation and for me to give you my FULL opinion on this movie before you’ve even seen it isn’t fair.  So if you want to, watch it.  It’s available on Netflix or I’m sure you could purchase it on Amazon or possibly rent or stream it online somewhere for a fee.  If you decide to watch it (or if you’ve seen it already), I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear opinions!  Love it or hate it!  I want to know!!  The documentary was based on the book written by Rhonda Byrne of the same title.  I own the audio book and it’s fantastic!  There are snippets from the movie and Rhonda Byrne narrates the audio book and does a wonderful job!  So the next part of this entry will be understood better if you watch The Secret.  By the way, “the secret” is “the law of attraction.”  Go ahead and Google it for a detailed explanation.  Here’s my extremely compact explanation!  Whatever thoughts and feelings you emit from yourself are the life experiences you will get in return.   This law is why negativity creates only more negativity.  This also can explain a “lucky streak” in whatever it is people tend to get lucky streaks in!   

In the movie The Secret, an entrepreneur named James Ray talks about something he made called a vision board.  I do not know where this idea originated, but this was the 1^st time I had heard of anything of the sort.  For those who do not know what a vision board is, it is a collection of pictures, words and sayings that you put together yourself in a scrapbook manner (or whatever creative manner you chose) that puts you in the mindset to start manifesting those things you truly want in your life.  Most people will make a vision board and hang it someplace where they are going to see it daily.  It’s a great way to keep your predominant thoughts on what it is you really want.  I love the idea of a vision board because it can put you in a place of “having it now” (as talked about in the movie) and your imagination can take you to the places you need to be mentally and psychologically to bring those dreams to fruition.  It makes you feel great and that, my friends, is what’s MOST important when it comes to attracting into your life exactly what you want. 

I’m no entrepreneur and I definitely ain’t rich, but I am happier right now than I have ever been in my entire life.  It’s all a work in progress, of course, but I honestly don’t feel like I’m wandering aimlessly anymore!  I now have the tools to make things happen for myself and you best believe that I am going to follow through.  Starting with this blog!

The last idea I want to talk about is a variation to the vision board.  A vision book!  I do not know specifically where this idea originated from either, but a great friend of mine brought this idea to the table once and I thought it was fantastic!  You can make it as many pages as you want and organize it in any manner you see fit.  The best part is that you can take it with you!  How about looking at your vision book and visualizing yourself in that new car or with that perfect significant other or spouse instead of playing Candy Crush on your phone?  Much more productive, in my humble opinion!  But that’s just my 2 cents!