Every Monday, I share 1 question for you to contemplate, 1 idea from me, 1 quote from others, and 1 inspiration for us.
This week’s topic is: Vision
Vancouver Island is a hiker’s paradise, with a diverse range of landscapes and ecosystems to discover. This long weekend, I had the opportunity to explore some new places with my family. During one of these adventures, a lovely couple approached us and started to play with our furry baby. After a few suspicious sniffs and enthusiastic barks, the couple asked: “What’s her name?”. I responded that her name is Aisling. The couple looked intrigued: “Does the name have a particular meaning?”. We nodded and explained that Aisling is an Irish name that means “vision”. As we were about to part ways, the couple waved bye and, looking at Aisling, they smiled and said: “Ah… it’s always good to have a vision in life!”.
One Question for you
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
Discuss the question here.
One Idea from me
Having a vision can give direction, motivation, clarity and alignment in life. A vision is not just a picture of the future – of what could be – it is a call to evolve, to better ourselves and to expand to become something more. I believe that in life we are not limited by our abilities, but only by our vision. So, how can you develop a compelling, meaningful and inspiring vision for your life? Check out the five steps below:
Step one: Identify what is essential about you (5 min)
On a piece of paper, make a list of your top five strengths and identify what are five things that are essential about you.
Step two: Establish the future you care about (5 min)
Reflect and take note of what matters deeply to you, what is your calling in life, what do you care about and what motivates and energizes you. After the initial brainstorm, try to summarize and describe the future you care about in two or three sentences.
Step three: Determine what you want to be remembered for (5 min)
Imagine writing a letter to the you of today from the you of the future. In a bullet point form, describe everything that you have accomplished in your life, how these accomplishments make you feel, what are you most proud of, what was the impact of these accomplishments in the world and how you would like to be remembered for.
Step four: Bring it all together (5 min)
Now you have all the keywords to write down your personal vision statement. If you are a visual person, you can create a drawing or a mind map with these keywords, but I recommend to also have it in a written form. The vision should be brief (I suggest no more than three statements), motivating and connected to your uniqueness. It doesn’t have to be perfect immediately: begin with a statement that makes sense to you and you can always make changes if needed.
Step five: Connect with your vision (ongoing)
Connecting with your vision is a daily practice. As Carl Jung says: “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” On a daily basis, I invite you to read your vision, think about what’s missing from today that you want to see in your future, determine one thing you could you do next to translate your vision in to reality and identify what you can focus on to move you closer to where you want to be.
One Quote from others
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there” Lewis Carroll
Not sure which way to go, Alice has this exchange with the cat.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go” said the Cat. “So long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added as an explanation. “Oh, you’re sure to do that” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”
One Inspiration for us
Now that you have identified your vision, it is important to manifest it with belief, actions, affirmations and meditations. Below, I am sharing my favourite vision manifestation guided meditation from one of my spiritual teachers – the wonderful Sarah Hall. This meditation is called “Best Life” and uses the power of one’s consciousness to attract and create what you desire for your life and manifest your vision.
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