My 2020 Vision Board
My dear friends asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate my 35th birthday this year and I immediately reverted into my punk rock/rastafari teenage self (cue Bob Marley music and purple-tipped hair here) and said “oh, let's create vision boards.”
I went straight back to my fifteen-year-old self when every single one of my school binders was covered in magazine collages highlighting my celebrity crushes (hi Brandon Boyd from Incubus), words that inspired me, places I wanted to travel to, and more.
Growing up, my dad always talked about how the universe always provides for you and how you are constantly receiving back the energy you put out into this world. Scarcity breeds scarcity, abundance yields abundance. Going into 2020 I knew I was taking the biggest leap of my career life by launching the Mindful Mamas app (which if you haven’t preordered the app, what are you waiting for? Snag yours here).
Every time I even type the word Mindful Mamas app I get this pulse of energy. I have been taking a note from dear ol’ Dad and getting more into manifesting. I took Gabby Bernstien’s 21 day Manifesting Challenge and now know that vision boards are a creative way to put out into the universe what I hope to receive.
On the eve of my birthday, my four-year-old daughter and a few friends around the kitchen table to create. Winter was one of the cutest things in the whole world. She would cut out little words and pictures for her own board, then every so often she would give everyone at the table one of her cuttings, which surprising was always suiting. On my board she gave me the words “rise and shine,” “kissing,” and “Morgan Harper Nichols” (one of my favorite artists).
Here are some of the sections on my vision board I want to share with you.
In the bottom left corner you will see a cut out of two red hands that are cupped open to the ceiling. They represent abundance. I have, like many, limiting beliefs about my worth to be successful and to build my business, and to have the life of my dreams. The open hands remind me to show up as authentically as possible, remind myself that I am worthy, and that I don’t have to struggle in the process of achieving my goals.
The bottom right corner is dedicated to my marriage. I fully believe that you have to choose your partner every single day that you wake. With intention, you nurture, you connect, you serve and you show up. This is my way of saying I want to show up and continue to put my marriage at the top of my priorities.
In the bottom middle you will find a little buddha wearing mustache glasses, a laughing baby speaking Spanish, and a picture of a rainbow with a quote about stillness. This is my reminder to allow slowness and silliness to come into my life, and to not take life so seriously. It’s a beautiful reminder to soak up the moments and laugh with my kids( and myself)!
The top right is dedicated to the Mindful Mamas app. I put my stretch goal on there and said I wanted ONE MILLION downloads the first year we are live. I cannot even imagine what that would mean if that many women were pouring into themselves the way they show up for others, and how many little ones and partners would also benefit from having a person in their life model and embody coping skills, boundaries, self-care, and healthy conflict/resolution skills.
Gosh, I just can’t even imagine. And I felt super funny at first putting money on my vision board but dang it, I am done apologizing for and having shame around the want and desire to make money. Money means Mindful Mamas is thriving, which means my team is thriving, which means I am thriving, and which more importantly means that women around the world are getting access to tools and techniques that I wish I had when I was pregnant and became a mom.
The top left depicts how I want my day to go. I want to wake up with intentions, lean into whatever I am doing whether that is work, being with family, or self-care time, release tension, stress, and not allow the emotions of others to infiltrate through me (which as an empath is something that I will always need to work on). Then I want to end each day with gratitude.
Okay friend, thanks for taking a deep dive into my 2020 hopes and dreams. It will be interesting to revisit this post a year from now to see what actually came true and what I am still working on. Do you do a vision board? Yes or No? Drop a comment below.
