Good evening friends! Happy "almost Friday day"! :)
Today I am grateful for the power of visualization!
I found out about visualization when I first heard about the "Law of attraction". I was in high-school and it was something new and interesting for me back then. So after watching a movie called "Secret", I decided to write down what I want to attract in my life. And a lot of stuff from the list actually happened!
My current vision board
Since then I was using the Law of attraction practices on and off but only in the last couple of years I think I really got into feeling it. I was always more focused on affirmations but only recently I realized something that was the main reason why I decided to share this post.
This year I spent one month in Thailand and I also traveled to Croatia and Bosnia for 10 days. And it took me few months after those trips to realize how similar my pinboard pictures were to the places I visited. I have this pinboard with these same pictures for a few years now (I seriously need to update it!) and I look at it every day but somehow I still missed to realize the similarity.
On the left there is a random picture from the magazine and on the right is a picture from my visit to Makarska, Croatia, taken while parasailing.
Here on the left is one more magazine picture that, everytime I looked at it, it represented not only a beautiful destination but also a romance (I was single back then), and on the right is a picture from Thailand that looks pretty similar and I was there with someone very important to me :)
So if you're interested in visualization, I have 3 tips for you:
1. Be specific and clear on your vision
Take some time and think about what you really want in life, what your goals and dreams are. Make sure they are true to yourself and it's something your heart truly wants. You can focus on a few life areas such as family/relationships, career, health, travel... I always say this but I think that writing things down is the best way to do this.
2. Create a vision board
My vision board is not only filled with my dream pictures, I also have some pictures I took or pictures of myself. So instead of choosing pictures of super toned, super hot girls from magazines as a fitness inspiration, I decided to put I picture of myself when I was in the best shape of my life. And no, I don't look nothing like those girls from magazines, but at the end of the day, I am trying to be the best version of myself, not some model or actress.
Also very important thing when choosing pictures is to _only choose pictures that make you feel good, that you find motivating and inspiring. If you look at a certain picture and you feel jealousy, anxiety, low self esteem or any kind of negative emotion - skip that picture.
3. Practice visualization
Now that you have a clear vision and your pretty vision board, here comes the most important part - practicing visualization. Take some time in the morning or evening (or both if you prefer), look at your vision board and visualize upon every picture. +Imagine yourself as if everything that one picture represents, you already have, right here, right now._
Let's take an example and say you want to write a book, you put a picture that represent that dream and as you're looking at it think about what kind of book you want to write - is it a book for children, a novel... Do you want to publish it as an e-book or a classic, paper book? How do you feel when you first published the book? How does your book makes other people feel while they are reading it? Think about the compliments you want to get about your book. Get into as many details as you possibly can and make sure you get into that moment as it's already happening and feel it.
To some of you this might sound weird or silly but I really encourage you to try it out! I would love to hear your opinion about this subject so feel free to leave me a comment.
@nikolina Amazing, good to see you attracted these events and places. Your VB pics are similar to what you shown at right side.
I've been also into loa stuff but sometimes I attracted a few things, events in no time and sometimes for others stuff (which are on my top of the list) seems like I'm yet to attract them.
I certainly don't use VB but I'm thinking to get or make one. There's no doubt loa works I've seen many examples in my life but I yet to know the answer why it takes time for other things for ex: I tried to attract the person in my life and chose one but that person is no where, I guess that person still doesn't like me whereas I'm far much better than many others when it comes to the choices which that person has.
After a long time I decided to let that person go and attract whosoever is right for me (may be the first one isn't good for me as universe wants me to stay away from that person) but still other is also no where.
I'm not trying to discourage you, just sharing my experience and also trying to figure out how to do it in a right way. In fact I myself believe in loa. This also comes from my heart as I couldn't control myself to share this after reading your inspirational post (just the other day I joined Steemit and written my first post and here I'm into emotional stuff, kind of emotion person I am)...
Thank you so much for your comment!
I was in a similar situation as you. When I first found out about LOA, I was trying to attract a person based on their physical appearance and I got exactly what I described but it turned out the guy was not that great as a person. I fell in love and it ended up as a heartbreak for me. After that I created a very bad image about men in general and guess what kind of guys ended up in my life? Pretty much the same as the one I dated. My self confidence was low and I thought that I will never meet a good guy. I was also stuck in the past, couldn't really move on and forgive. I was destroying myself emotionally. I was a mess, to be honest. Couple year ago I ended up with someone who (again) didn't take me seriously and it was another emotional torture. Then I decided to end it. It was so painful but I just could't take it anymore. Few months after that I met a guy who was visiting my country and we got to hang out one afternoon. Nothing happened between us, but he totally changed my perception about men. He was one of the nicest guys I met and I feel like meeting him really had a purpose to teach me something. For that, I am so grateful.
So I would say to enjoy your single time, know your worth, don't be with someone just for the sake of not being single, try to figure out how you can move on from any bad experiences you had in the past and forgive people who have hurt you and forgive yourself. Open up your heart and mind, use affirmations and vision board, if you feel like it, to keep your mind focused on positivity and inspiration. Fill your time doing things you enjoy and remember that we all deserve to be loved. I believe that there is a right time for everything, so just be patient. You cannot force anything, you just have to believe and let the God, Universe or whatever you believe in, do the work. Don't focus on that one person who's probably not even the right match for you, you might be missing out meeting someone better. :)
I hope this was helpful. :)
You actually helped me to take a decision firmly, I thought about the same what you wrote in last 5-6 sentences but I wasn't certain, now I decided to forget that person and forgive. Equally important forgive myself by giving torture to think again and again. It seems TRUE the person might look attractive but for will not be the right person for me or may hurt me more so let it go.
I did this a few times but this time I gotta do it strongly, once and for all. As we say in loa, let the old stuff go to make a space so that new stuff comes in.
Thank you your conversation is a blessing for me, I will follow it. Love ye
That's right girl!
Take your time, there's so many blog posts and videos on You Tube about this subject if you need some inspiration. You can also write down some affirmations on a piece of paper or your phone and read them in the morning or whenever you feel like it.
I'm always here to talk about this subject as well! Good luck on your new journey towards much better life! :)
Thanks you so much I'm going to do a few thing right now.
I guess I got another friends here <3
What time is "almost Friday day?" I'm very curious, please enlighten me.
Ahhh, maybe it's time for another Rakija?
hmmm, no that's not right...
Yes, now I know, enjoyable and tasty mulled wine. ;-D
Mulled wine, yeees!
But this Friday I am actually going out so we have to switch things up a little bit, haha!
(rakija is definitely not on my menu, can't stand that drink!) lol
After your post I will definitely make my own vision board.
Thank you @nikolina!
Yay, I'm so happy to hear that!! :)))
Nice vision board @nikolina and thanks for the tips on how to make one.
That is really cool how some of these life goals, became a reality for you.
Awesome.
Thank you so much!
It really is cool and very inspiring, if it's used the right way. I would definitely recommend trying it out, especially if you are more of a visual type of person.
I made a vision board when I was in El Salvador and I had it for good 5 years, but it got destroyed, but I still see the pictures in my head and I still visualize them.
I made another vision board, which is quite different but still the same ideas.