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Having Fun with Vision Boards

Vision Board

A different approach

At the outset of each year I create a vision board.
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Vision boards are a wonderful visual and innovative approach to set and manifest your dreams and goals.

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I start with a vision board of all the general things I desire, need, wish, or want to keep in my life. I put the major themes in my life on the board like family, health, children, love, work, etc.

Searching for Images

I search for pictures which resonate and reflect the visions I have in mind. I find them on sites like pixabay.com. (Magazines are also a great source.)

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I love this part of the process: exploring ideas and finding images. It should be fun! If you’re not feeling into it, wait for a better day. I believe that positive energy and emotions while creating your board is essential.

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Next, I find a board (poster or cardboard) to use for my vision board. Either I print out the images, sorting through and placing them into various groups, or I go through the ones I’ve downloaded and group them into folders (on my laptop or iPad.)

Wishing and hoping like you’re a kid again!

Now begins the fun part: cutting the images and sticking them down -or- constructing a digital collage (I use Procreate) of the photographs, illustrations, or words to reflect my vision of the year to come. Using colour to certain areas is a great way to highlight them. Writing headings or keywords on your board is an exciting part of the process.

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Here is a portion of my 2020 vision board. I hope it will inspire you to create your own board! These are some of my main goals for this year. Check my website to see what I’m working on now!

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I keep my vision board as the background to my iPad, and I also print out a copy to affix to the wall at my desk.

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This year, I will go one step further and make mini vision boards every two months to discover where my focus remains as time advances.

Create your own board!

Has anybody else created their vision board for the year?
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Comment here if you have, and I’d love to see it, if you wish to share!
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Have fun with your dreams and let’s see what you create!

Cheers, CC

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Building Your Vocabulary Using Colour

colour of flower

(Thank you for navigating to my author blog from Instagram.)

Learning the Colour of Things

I’m once again talking about another chapter in Sage Cohen’s book “Fierce on the Page” where she discusses learning the name of things, in a chapter called, “Learn the Name of Things.”

https://youtu.be/oDW8zg4aLaQ

A rose is a rose is a rose…

I purposely chose the featured image to be a subtle image of off-white and beige colours to show you how a writer can use very descriptive colour names to describe what they are seeing. For example, a writer could use these names: white, pearl, alabaster, cream, egg shell, chiffon, linen, and rice to describe the image featured.

When you build your palette of colours, you will see the world with different eyes. A leaf will no longer just be “green”, a leaf will be shades of emerald and forest green. You will now notice a dirt road covered with mud of burnt umber, red clay, and desert sand. The sky will change from cornflower blue in the morning to Atlantis blue in late afternoon.

colour of sky

Choose your colour wisely…

The more you layer colour into your descriptions, the more fun you’ll have. Next time you go into a hardware or paint store, grab some of those coloured strips and add some new colours to your vocabulary. Each month, pick a new set to learn. 

I hope you enjoyed this video. If you like what you’re seeing, comment below, navigate to my author site (click on the button) and subscribe to support me, or just keep coming back. I’d love to know what you think or feel.

Namaste,
CC

P.S. Follow my Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/ccsullivan_writer/ or check out my author website at http://ccsullivan.me/

To check out Sage Cohen’s book Fierce on the Page, you’ll find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Page-Become-Writer-Succeed/dp/1599639939

Flower: Image by photosforyou from Pixabay 

Tracks: Image by Martin Winkler from Pixabay 

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Letting it go!

Thank you for surfing here to my blog from my Instagram page.

Have a listen to a few ways to clear your space and mind if you’re ever feeling a little muddled, confused, cooped up, and need to create some space in your mind and physical space.

The two spaces are so intertwined that changing one will naturally extend to the other. Clearing your mind of confusing and muddled thoughts will make you want to clear your physical space, and vice versa, when you clear your physical space, such as your desk or office, or house, you invite in new thoughts, ideas, and creativity.

Try it and see what happens!

Namaste,
CC Sullivan

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New Video Reviews

Hi Everyone!

I’m going to start doing new video reviews of current reads, which can also be viewed on my YouTube channel at CCSULLIVAN_WRITER.

This first one I’ve taped is short and sweet because I am getting over a bout of laryngitis. Of course, I couldn’t wait until I was completely better because it’s been going on now two weeks, and I’m getting impatient.

Let me know what you think of this format. Obviously, I’m not a professional at videotaping (yet) but I hope to get better at it as time goes on.

I can only keep trying until I get there!

(Note: The Indie writer loop I’m talking about is on my instagram account @ccsullivan_writer. Usually there is a time limit with these instagram loops. However, I thought if you happened to read this in the next week or so, you can go find it. These loops are usually archived after a week. Have fun if you do! It’s a great way to connect to other Indie writers!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENg_BgVCpYo

 

Enjoy, and let me know what you think in comments!

Namaste,
CC Sullivan

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JOURNALING & WRITING⁣

Image by Lisa Fotios, pexels.com

Why do we resist journaling?

We constantly write reminders for ourselves. Send texts, emails, keep notes, and jot down ideas. But I’ll bet a lot of us own journals that remain blank. Yet we buy them with all the right intentions.⁣

Why do I leave mine empty? I ask myself.

I’ve paid for those journals and they look so attractive. I just don’t want to ruin them. —Now, that’s messed up.⁣

Am I afraid of what will come out if I write about it?

It’s possible. But your journals are for you only, so what are you worried about? (If you are worried about other eyes reading, I’d suggest getting a lock box. Anything else and this becomes an entirely different blog subject.)

So, let’s list the five reasons why journaling is a wonderful ritual for everyone.

# 1 — You’ll create a deeper connection to yourself, your mind, your emotional life.
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# 2 — You’ll rediscover your own mind and opinions.
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# 3 — You’ll become more aware of recurring ideas or thoughts.
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# 4 — You’ll find solutions to unresolved problems or issues.⁣
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# 5 — You’ll open up the doorway to creativity and inspiration.

Buy yourself a journal and start journaling.

The journal can be expensive, utilitarian, or one you get at the dollar store.

I had so much trouble writing in those beautifully-designed lined books, I bought a dollar store journal—the kind with that recyclable brown paper. Now, I have no problem with writing all over the pages because I’m not worried about what it looks like. Strange, but it worked for me.
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Begin the ritual of journaling. Once a month, then once a week, every other day, and then on a daily basis. Set the timer (on your phone). Write for five minutes at first, then 10 minutes, then 20, and so forth. Don’t stop your pen from moving, and don’t worry about what you’re writing. Just write.

At least try it.

If you begin with journaling first thing in the morning, it allows you to clear your mind for the rest of the day. If you do it at night, it releases the tensions of the day. Try both and see what works best for you. Obviously, if lunchtime or a break is the only time, then that’s when you’ll do your journaling.

Do you write in a journal?

If you do, let me know how it helps you.⁣

Namaste,
CC

PS – I love journals, so I designed and published my own tarot journal called Your Personal Tarot Journal: An Intuitive Journey. People love it and are using it faithfully each day.

Journaling and writing
©CC Sullivan, 2019

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