This is my last post of 2011.
Perhaps it should be memorable. Maybe pretentious, as most pre-New Year’s messages are; Yielding promises of changes and resolutions. This is not such a post.
Last night I stayed up until 2a.m. I was at a Vision Board party. My cousins, a friend, an myself all worked on our vision boards from late evening until way into the wee hours of morning. Inspiration struck me mid process, after some laughs, a glass of cheer and a few crazy episodes of Real Housewives of Atlanta, I finally gained some focus. Then, I got to work.
My board is filled with pictures, words, symbolism, and things that only I understand. When I was hands down, kneeled on the ground, giddy about the completion of my board, I realized that I had fallen in love with my goals, and that I was in need of expressing myself.
I’ve never felt so free, creative, and empowered than when sitting on that floor, poring over clipped out words and images, and breathing life into my hopes and dreams for the future. I have never made one before, but I’d heard of the way these creative outlets can change people’s lives.
According to a website: Literally, a vision board is any sort of board on which you display images that represent whatever you want to be, do or have in your life. There are celebrities, like Oprah and Ellen, who have featured these boards on their shows. In face, according to the aforementioned website, “In recent history some of the brilliant minds who have effectively used these same principals include author Napolean Hill (“Think and Grow Rich” – 1937), inventor Nikola Tesla, and Albert Einstein.”
I’ve also read theories, like Plato’s Theory of Forms or Theories of Ideas, that says that no one’s seen a perfect circle, except in one’s mind. This makes me think that the mind is a powerful means of bringing its seeds into fruition.
Things that I aspire for:
Health
Happiness
Financial Control (a.k.a. “Diddy/Dirty Money” money)
Love
and improvements in various aspects of my character, like being a bolder person and being punctual.
So, will these things become realized? In short, I believe the answer is a big, fat, greasy YES!
Why? Because life as we know it is a representation of how the mind works. The technology and opportunities we have in 2011 that were not available in the Stone Age goes to show that innovation, imagination, faith, and works go hand in hand (in hand). I recently had an epiphany. As an employee, I am but a medium, a means for my company’s goals/ideas/vision. My company comes up with ideas, I implement their instructions, and my labour creates the result. In short, my works are a product of my company’s vision. Vision is a very important word to me, especially since this summer, when I found that dreaming big pays off handsomely.
I have a vision that came to me as I was making my board. These things are right in front of me, and are attainable. Hard work, failures, and disappointments should be expected, but if you don’t go forward with your dreams, you never know how far you can go. With these goals, I will reach high, expect the best, accept the outcome, and get better.
This message is for readers with goals: Be relentless with your vision. These things work, and sometimes we need tangible evidence that the things we hope for can become reality.