Most do this and call it New Year’s resolutions. There is a difference between a resolution and a vision.
A resolution is a firm decision to do or not to do something
A vision is the ability to think about or a plan the future with imagination or wisdom
I wanted to do this to help me focus on this next year of my life. And I was so glad to be able to do it at the end of January – it was beyond perfectly timed.
January was rough. The gossip, the drama, the heartache. Because hell – I thought I had left that world behind me! Years ago, I heard the gossip about me and thought “well fuck – it wasn’t all wrong” – I’m not afraid to be accountable. I know choices have consequences – even the best intentions come with heat sometimes. You just can’t win for trying.
And in 2016, I was living my best life post-divorce. I couldn’t know what I didn’t know and I had spent my entire life not knowing. But I’d be damned if I hadn’t put all of that behind me. I have grown into a new and better woman. I have grown into someone I believe can speak to so much more because I know that there are gifts you have to embrace in order to change.
So this new drama, this gossip – really fucked with me. I can’t have any negative energy in my life. I had a long second half of 2023, and I want to believe in a better, more rich 2024. A richness that can’t be described in amount but rather in the relationships that I have with the different people in my life!
That’s what my vision board is about! 2024 Believe / Trust Your Gut / Enjoy
Cultivate Calm, Face Uncertainty, Build Resilience
I want to find my girl squad! Those women I know I can call when I need to be reminded that they have my back when I am not in the room! The ones who don’t try to undercut me, but lift me up. The girl squad that reminds me I am a badass bitch and I can do this! The girl squad I know is there even when I feel most alone.
I want to find friends who fill my life with joy and richness. I want to be that kind of friend to them as well. I want us to love each other so much, our energies are so in sync, that our souls are refueled when we are together!
Friends are the building blocks of life. They support us in the journey of our most intimate challenges. They are the guiding lights when the world feels so dark sometimes.
Know Yourself / Set Goals / Work Together: Get Ready
I want to find my ‘Travis’ to my ‘Taylor’, and I want to be a ‘Michelle’ to her ‘Barak’.
I want to know that when we are together there is literally Magic in the Air! We are the people that others make vision boards about. Not because we strive for perfection or popularity, but because we are genuine in our love and support of one another. In both of our passions, pursuits and goals, we just fucking run the world! I want a champion. One who knows how to win, but also how to help others win. I want a teammate. A man who makes me better in the safety of his love.
I want to feel protected by his strength. Safe in his strength. Stronger in his strength. I want him to kiss me whenever he gets the chance to kiss me because he just has to kiss me. I want to be adored for what I bring to the table. I want to be asked for my wisdom.
You’re the cure / Let’s Shine
I want to live my life so bright that people are drawn to me! I want to love on everyone I come in contact with! Where they know they are safe in the warmth of my light. I want everyone to feel safe to be their truest selves and know they are loved for it!
Life begins at the end of your Comfort Zone
I want to achieve all of my dreams! Even the wildest dreams. Even the ones I haven’t thought up yet. I want to be a speaker. I want to be authentic in everything I share! I want people to want to hear what I have to say. I want to be a writer! I want my words to warm the souls of those who read them. I want to challenge the hell out of people! I don’t want people to get lost in their comfort zones! I want them to rise because they believe they can. Because they believe they are safe in their growth. Because they want to celebrate their change.
Live in the Moment / Finding our way back
I want to let the fire go. The deep fears. The triggers. I want to get my kids back to the place of embracing this life we are living. I want them so see me shine. I want them to see me loved. I want them to know what a truly rich life looks like. What it feels like. So they don’t get lost in their trauma. So they don’t go chasing the futile.
Embrace the Awkward
I know I am different. I see the world differently. I see people differently. I see my life differently. I know that I can be awkward and I know that I am years behind where I should be in social skills because of living in so many bubbles. But I know that I am so much more than the titles that are put on me. I want to stop being afraid of what I am not in the eyes of everyone else and lean into – embrace what I know that I am.
DO
At the end of the day, I’m scared.
I need my family (the little bit that is left), I need my friends (both new and old), I need my future ‘king’ to help me through this all. I believe in the power of others. I believe in the strength of support. I believe in inner belief.
I needed this!