September Spring | 7. The vision board that came true
What do you hope for from your future life?
For encouragement, and inspiration on rebuilding your love-life after divorce or heartbreak
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I had never heard of vision boards when I went through my big life-change all those years ago and would probably have thought the idea a bit woo-woo.
But without knowing about the concept, once I'd accepted that my marriage had been destroyed beyond repair and that I would one day be a divorcée, a mental image of the life I hoped for in the future did being to form in my mind. A sort of ad hoc vision board.
What you see below is a representation of my thinking at the time about this future me and my life.
The most important aspects in my eyes, are marked with a
👑 They have been my heart aspirations from my young adult life upwards.
Questions to ask yourself
- In view of what's happened, what sort of future life do I want?
- What am I willing to do to work towards this future life?
- What do I *think* might get in the way of achieving this?
- What do I already have that I can use to my advantage?
Did my vision board work?
'Did it work?' isn't the right question because it's not a magic spell.
But it's my belief that having a mental image of the life you would like to work towards helps you crystallise and focus your desires, which has to be a good starting-point.
As I sit here in my little Oxford study, with the time and freedom to do the writing work I love, my beloved husband in his own little music-room within 'Fancy putting the kettle on?' shouting distance, I feel I've stayed true to those heart aspirations I mapped out in the past.
I recognise the effort I put into working towards them, but above all, I feel terribly, terribly grateful.
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