The Vision Board

1. The Vision Board Vision Boards. I never really believed in them or saw the point of doing a vision board. The first time I did one was as a team-building exercise with a company I was working for. When it was my turn to share my board and talk about what it meant, I burst out crying in front of the entire team, because I couldn’t see how any of the items on my board would ever be possible. Many years passed before I could bring myself to do another one. The second time was this one – the one you see at the top of this blog. I did it on December 13, 2015 as an activity during my girlfriend’s book release. At that time, I still didn’t believe in the manifesting power of a vision board, but it was a fun activity to do while chatting with guests at the party. After the event, I put my half-finished vision board in the spare closet of my sons’ playroom and forgot all about it. In December 2019, I was cleaning my office (the former playroom) when I found the old vision board. I didn’t remember pasting the pictures or the quotes to the poster, but as a I looked closely at each cutout, it slowly dawned on me that I had actually manifested every picture on the board over the previous four years. I had created a clean, minimalist room I call my sanctuary, just like the clean rooms I’d put on the board. I had published two books, just like the ones I’d placed in the middle of the board. I had spent time retreating in the red rock mountains of Sedona, Arizona, exactly like the scene on my vision board.

2. I had shopped in an open-air market in Qatar with incense and spices in glass jars lining the walls, just like the photo on the top left of my vision board. I had walked through majestic temples in Thailand and Bali, just like the one in the middle top of my board. I had literally created a balance of being home in the US with my family and away in distant countries, just like the phrase I’d pasted on the lower left corner of the board. In December 2015, I couldn’tbegin to fathom a clean room in my house, or traveling to the middle east and southeast Asia, or having my novel become a book club favorite. In December 2019, I stared at the board, trying to remember when and how it had all happened. At some point in 2016, I completely changed the way I think about things, people, and places. I altered my focus and priorities, and I began speaking and moving differently. Just like that… everything began shifting. This is the foundation of the “Law of Attraction”. What we believe, think about, talk about, and do manifests more of the same in our lives. Therefore, if we pessimistically believe negative things will happen, say negative things are going to happen, and walk around expecting negative things to happen, we manifest the negative thing – even if we want and desire the exact opposite. On the other hand, if we optimistically believe positive things will happen, speak positively, and walk around expecting wonderful things to happen, we manifest positive outcomes. This is the Law of Attraction. There was a period in my life when I simply didn’t believe it was that easy. It didn’t matter what Deepak, Oprah, Wayne Dyer, Abraham Hicks, or The Secret said –I didn’t think it could happen for someone like me.

3. What changed my mind? Saying yes to an offer that I would normally have found multiple reasons to say no to. Saying yes instead of no has changed my entire life. Now, it’s 2020. It’s a new year, a new decade, and a strange new chapter with new opportunities. We all have a clean slate with new chances to say yes to things that scare us. What will you say yes to in this new season of life? Althea Lawton Thompson is more than a 25-year certified personal trainer and Yoga Meditation Instructor – she is also an intuitive healing guide. She has spent years learning holistic healing methods from healers and shamans around the world. Blending elements from psychology, natural healing, and mind-body therapies, Althea has assisted hundreds of clients in managing wellness – physically, mentally, Spiritually and Emotionally. She works with individuals, families, and groups in several areas of healing and life management.