Creating vision boards will help you manifest what you want for the future.
“Whether you’re hoping to harness the power of manifestation in your life — or just want something pretty to spruce up your space — these vision board ideas will kick your creative side into gear.“
The following written content by Brittany Leitner
Spend enough time scrolling through social media and you’re sure to discover your ex’s latest fling (ugh), beauty tips galore (heads up on that skin spatula, btw), and, as of late, lots and lots of collages. Judging by the more than 800,000 #visionboard posts on Instagram and more than 5 billion with the same tag on TikTok, there’s clearly a surging interest surrounding vision boards, but what even are they?
The trend isn’t just a fun art project, but a tool that people use to manifest what they want for their future. As the theory of manifesting goes (popularized by the 2006 book The Secret), if you speak something you want into existence, it has a greater likelihood of coming true for you.Vision boards help you materialize what elements you want to have in your future, by literally seeing them in front of you. To some people, that idea might still sound far-fetched, but studies suggest that imagery and visualization can impact the brain’s cognitive function and train your mind to actually do something it’s been thinking. Putting your goals down in a physical representation, such as on a vision board, only reinforces those thoughts and helps your brain ″practice″ for when it’s time to make moves.
“The more you do or think about something, the more you’re letting the universe know that you want it,” says Valerie Mesa, an astrologer and “soul coach”. “[With a vision board], you’re just upgrading the way you do it and the way it comes to life. It’s like you’re using these phrases and cutouts as a magnet for what you’re pulling towards you.”
Want to make your own but not sure where to start? Ahead, exactly how to make a vision board and what you can do to make yours effective — plus, vision board ideas that offer plenty of goal-getting inspiration. Read more from Shape
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