Do You Hate Vision Boards? Me Too |
I used to do vision boards1. Now, not so much. The title is a bit misleading. I don’t hate vision boards per se. The process is what I grew to dislike. Initially, it was a blast. I'd get together with friends and we'd have a vision board party. Bubbly, snacks, jazz in the background and a huge dining table strewn with magazines whose articles we'd get more engrossed in than the project at hand. But after several Januarys, I started dreading it. The endeavour brought out parts of me I’d rather ignore. I was picky, perfectionistic. That picture of the woman on the beach wasn’t quite right. I wanted her swimming in the ocean, not on a beach chair. I needed an “A” but an “A” with certain font. I had to find larger letters, so the word meditation was bigger. The pictures didn’t line up the way they should. And on and on.
I’d get stressed out, and competitive even. Yes, really. My friend, who will remain unnamed, would have a theme, a design, all his images........