This week is Christmas! Schedules are a little wonky for the next several days – I don’t have to work until Friday! I live in a college town and the students (who largely come from the NYC area) have left for winter break and the streets and shops are so much quieter. It’s nice.
Maybe because of this, I felt a little bit bolder today and have snuck away to a local coffee shop to write, listen to podcasts, and enjoy my day off. That’s one thing I stopped doing this year. I haven’t taken enough productive time outs. Normally, when I have time I mainly want to sleep.
Today I felt compelled to force myself out of the house and use the time to write.
I am still trying to figure out what I’m doing. I have (as many others I know do) a long list of goals. I was talking to a brilliant friend of mine about this casually yesterday and she asked if I’ve ever made a vision board.
A vision board is a way for you to set strong intentions and create focus on your goals. You literally create a visual representation of your goals. This idea is actually really appealing to me because I tend to get extremely overwhelmed when everything remains swirling around in my head. Makings lists can help but then I get overwhelmed about how long the list is.
A vision board can be a fun project you do with friends or family, or something you do on your own – either way place the board somewhere you will see it everyday!
I’d like to make myself accountable so I’m going to say right now that I am going to make a vision board. I’ll write about the experience and share my board so you can see what I’m talking about and maybe you’ll be inspired to make your own!
Have you checked in with yourself recently? How are you feeling – really? Remember you matter and you should make sure you are giving yourself time when you need it. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the holiday hoopla but don’t be fooled – everyone around you is going through something and they will understand when you need to focus on your needs. Don’t be afraid to speak up about it, you might give someone else the courage to do it for themselves too.
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