I heard something pealing one night and drop to the floor. It was dark, so I popped out of bed and turned on the light. I learned it was my vision board and had a hard time sticking it back to the door.
I know I’m not the only one, but there is something about this year that feels like the last few months had been a few years. I created a vision board for the first time in December. I won’t say what did or didn’t come true because this year isn’t over, but I WILL say that creating a vision board was inspiring yet a bit annoying.
It’s like when you find a shirt for what you thought was the best price only to find it at a different store for cheaper. It’s like changing your blog platform from the one everyone is hyped about to a new one filled with uncertainty. The reason I’m saying this is because I hear people talk about the effectiveness of vision boards and I’m learning whether or not it will work for me.
I made a goal list in 2016 in hopes that all my dreams would take off. My goal list was cute (just take my word for it) and made with Powerpoint. However, it seemed like nothing got off the ground. So I didn’t make another list and hoped to ride the waves. To an extent, going with the flow could be the best bet, but it left me feeling vulnerable sometimes. So the following year I did a clean sweep of my life, opening myself up to reposition. Fast forward to December 2018 where I was a part of a group that encouraged members to do a vision board. My version of vision boarding was write down stuff I wanted to get done this year no matter how vague and try to make it look cute with some stickers, cutouts and fancy letterings. That’s when someone was like, “But sis, you supposed to use pictures ’cause we visual.”
“SIS, I’m trying my best here. Sheesh! I’m just getting started.”
I was hesitant towards vision boarding, because, although I love me some mystic/supernatural stuff, I wasn’t sure how Christian it was, but I guess it’s worth a try.
After creating a vision board, someone asked me what my goals were for 2019. I told them I couldn’t really explain because I did a whole arts and crafts project about it and created a five-month planner. I didn’t want to show them such vulnerable art. Yes, I started this year creating. It was exciting for me. It felt so long since I participated in an arts and crafts project. I was excited and worried because ya girl was going back and forth about planning and just doing. All I can say about my vision board is that we’ll see. I already see some plans that I’m not too sure will happen anymore and some that I’m like, “YES, mos’ def, we got to make this work!”
Kou T. Nyan 