I’ve written a lot on this blog about organizing your stuff – Clutter Around You Creates Clutter in Your Brain – and I firmly believe that.  But I have a new idea to present to you today.  While you can organize all your belongings, your task list, and even your priorities and values, you can still be leading a very disorganized life.  If you’ve organized every area of your space you can think of, but still feel like your life is a mess, this article is for you.

As I mentioned in Monday’s post, I spent this past weekend at the Christine Kane retreat.  My main purpose for attending was to have time to create a vision board.  I had read Christine’s post on How to Make a Vision Board, and felt confident that I could do it, but it was more inviting to go to a retreat and make a vision board. 

As I began the session, an “inspired thought” came to me that said I should organize my vision board according to the “Be, do, have,” principle.  In other words, in order to have what I want, I need to do certain things, which require that I be a certain way. 

When I organized the images that I had ripped out of magazines into three columns on the poster board, my life suddenly felt organized in a way I had never experienced before.  Everything came together for me visually.  I have a difficult time visualizing, so I knew that creating a vision board would help me, but I did not expect a life altering experience.  Even with all the good vibes out there about vision boards, I still just thought it would be something just “cool” to do.

On the left side of my board, I have images relating to the fact that I need to be more trusting of the universe.  I need to be who I truly am, and trust that the universe will take care of me.  I came to this realization through some pre-work both at the retreat, and on my own before driving down.  (I’ll be sharing that pre-work with you in a later post.  You can sign up here if you don’t want to miss it.)  I have an image of a rock-climber, about halfway up a cliff that is sticking out over the ocean.  Now, I do not intend to become a rock climber.  That image is symbolizing my putting myself out there, trusting the universe to protect me, keep me safe, and help me make it to the top.

I also have an image of a woman sitting in her “shoe closet,” with all of her shoes neatly organized in clear boxes.  The caption reads, “Life’s Little Pleasures, Organized.”  This represents two true areas of my life – I am organized, and I LOVE shoes – while also representing abundance.  (There are lots of shoes in the photo!)

Of course, you don’t have to use only images on your vision board, words and phrases work nicely too.  For example, I have a clipping that reads, “Live Freely, Live Fully, Live Fabulously.”  This represents how I choose to live my life.  Then beneath that, I have another clipping that reads, “Share the Joy.”  I know that I am to be a teacher, to teach others how to live freely, fully, and fabulously.  I must be this person, and allow her to come forth, even more, ever greater.

In the middle of my board, the “do” section, I have a photo of myself, and pictures that reflect my doing things related to writing, speaking, and consulting.  The only truly interesting image in this section is of Rudolph Giuliani with the caption “He’s a fan,” which represents that I need to develop relationships with powerful people.

Finally, in the “have” section of my vision board, I’ve placed an image of my dream home, along with photos of the inside of the house.  I have photos representing places I’d like to visit, and a cruise ship.  I also have a little bling just for the fun of it.

If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know that I’m a thinker.  (This is what keeps me awake at night!)  So I’ve come up with another good way of creating a vision board that would work well in organizing your life.  I will probably create this type of board next.  I will start with one large piece of poster board, on it, place five smaller pieces.  These five smaller pieces will represent the five life areas:

1. Financial
2. Relational
3. Intellectual
4. Physical
5. Spiritual

I will place the area that I want to work on most in the center - for me, that’s spiritual – and then place the others around it.  I will also use various shapes, a triangle, a couple of circles, and two rectangles, or squares.  Varied colors would look good as well.

Another idea for this process that I really like is placing these images in an artist’s drawing pages book or binder.  You know, there are some things that you just don’t want displayed for people to see when they come into your home.  I think this is also a good way to keep track of goals.  I already have a goals journal; why not include images?  It just makes the attraction stronger.

In Ask and It Is Given, Esther Hicks points us to a process where we place these types of images and clippings in a “Magical Creation Box.”  I’ve tried that, and I know we only have to ask the universe once for anything, but unless you sit down and go through the box on a regular basis, you forget what’s in there.  It has been much more fun to see the vision board several times a day, and as I recall, we’re supposed to have fun with this, as with all things in life.

So what are you waiting for?  A retreat?  Okay, I’m working on that.

Your Assignment

Concentrate for a few minutes on an area of your life you’d like to organize.  It can be your life as a whole, or just one particular area.  Then, go through whatever magazines you have around the house and tear out images that help you visualize what this area would look like if your fondest dreams came true.  Your subconscious will go to work on how to make it happen.  Remember to listen to those inspired thoughts when they come to you.

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