Conscious Creation

“You were created to create - not to react. Creation is the highest form of Divinity, and your birthright. Truth is, you are creating all the time. The central question in your life is whether you are doing this consciously or unconsciously. Conscious creation is what is needed now. Stop moping. And stop thinking negative thoughts. Just get on with it! Tomorrow awaits your choice as to how it's going to be. Call the shots, make it happen. You’re in charge here.”

- Neale Donald Walsch

This is a vision board that I put together this past summer while Dan was away for six weeks. I had a lot of time for self-reflection and really concentrated on the recurring visions I have for my future. Here's what I came up with:

-married couple/wedding rings
{aiming for a wedding in the next year or so and a "round two" wedding set..."round one" didn't work out for many reasons}
-beautiful home
{one of my biggest goals is to own a house that we make into our home}
-family silhouette
{building a family together when the time is right}
-piggy bank
{financial security is irreplaceable; my goal is to continue to save and invest in order to experience life comfortably}
-suitcase
{i dream of traveling the world & capturing the essence of different places and people}
-chocolate lab puppy
{animals are a must in my life}
-nature
{taking time to be outdoors is important to my soul}
-dove ladies
{feeling happy with my healthy body and comfortable in my own skin is always a--worthwhile--work in progess}
-home office
{no matter what career path i take, primarily working from home is a goal; to me it feels like a good work-life balance}
-swedish tea ring
{i am s.l.o.w.l.y becoming a master of my mom's swedish tea ring cardamom sweet bread on christmas morning}
-"it is ok for me to have everything i want"
{this quote reminds me that i don't always have to choose between one thing and another; we really can have all that we want, so long as we are willing to work hard enough to get it}

Since July when I made this vision board, I have continued to save 10% of every paycheck, I have begun to take better care of my body, I baked a pretty tasty version of my mom's bread, I visited Washington D.C., New Hampshire, and Vermont, I spent a lot of time in the parks (during the nicer weather), narrowed down my ring choices, and have made significant headway into choosing a career. So even though it's a freezing cold Tuesday, Dan will be in a performance until after my bedtime, and I still don't have amazing abs....I feel pretty okay :)