I am currently in the process of creating a vision board. I've just taken the normal pin board that sits in front of my dest and removed all the lists and general stuff from it and I've begun to replace them with pictures of things I like or things I want. For those that don't know about vision boards it's basically a visual form of a list that is meant to energetically help you create your desires. It functions on the principle that the more you think about something the more you attract it into your life so constantly reminding yourself of the things you want is constantly helping you to attract it. Also constantly reminding yourself of the things you want can put you in a happy mood which also helps to elevate your life and as I'm an artist and generally a visual person this sort of thing works better for me. I've done plenty of vision boards in the past and upon a recent clean out of my art room I came across a few of them. Some of the things on the vision boards have happened whilst others didn't even come close and I noticed that it was all relevant to the guidance I was open to at the time.
Vision boards help me a lot because, for me at least, they are a form of prayer. But what I also find with them is that they help me achieve the space of prayer and creation rather than just a repetative asking. When I am visually reminded of the things I want to create I immediately go to a place where I am day dreaming and in that soft focus space I am open to guidance. I know enough now to know that while it can help you to become extremely focussed on creating the things you want you have to be equally willing to change it or throw it out if the guidance you receive from your intuition or spirit says to do so. It is being teachable. That for me is essential to the space of prayer. You have to be open enough to allow the evolution of your dream and looking at my boards yesterday I can see the beginnings of where I am today. If I hadn't left room for that evolution and just solely concentrated on the things I wanted at the time I know that I would be unhappy now. Sometimes we can be too focussed on creating the things we think we want when the things we think we want may only ever be a stepping stone towards the people we are meant to be.
It all comes down to guidance. It's about creating the space of prayer, not just praying. Prayer is a two way street and if you aren't making the space to listen then you aren't going to receive the incredible benefits of it's purpose. I love that prayer can be many things, poetry, art, a long walk, a yoga session, it can be anything that helps you create that space of divine communication and these vision boards are just another extension of that for me. Writing is a massive form of prayer for me. That's why I do it every day. I blog, write in my books, my journals, my art journals, prayers, poems, ideas, even within my readings I like to doodle and allow words to come out in a form of automatic writing. I have done my best to construct a life that is intimately connected to the space of divine communication. You don't need to be able to listen to spirits or see anything spectacular in order to hear your own inner guidance. All you need to do is follow your gut. If something feels wrong, then it is. Trust what you are receiving and act upon it, the Universe will soon let you know one way or the other whether you were right or not and remember, the Universe is designed with your best interests at heart.
Thank you for listening,
Big Love,
Ryan James
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