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I realize I have been posting a lot about the law of attraction, goal setting, and synchronicity lately, the reason being it is a new year and I am stoked about creating and conjuring awesome things in my life! One of the top tools in my “manifestation handbag,” besides mind movies, affirmations, clearing space, and blissful living, is vision boards.

Picture of my vision board

Pictures are powerful. Creative expression is powerful. Combine the two and you have the perfect right brained activity to activate magic in your life! For example, a couple of months before David was born I created a vision board. On it I put a picture of a red car. I really desired a new eco-friendly car. Ours was 10 years old and frequently needed maintenance. Not to mention it was super loud when we drove on the freeway! A couple of weeks after making my vision board our car window broke. Remember, everything that happens, whether it is perceived as “good” or “bad,” is a blessing. Since fixing the window would cost more than our car was worth investing in, this incident convinced my practical husband (we balance each other out quite nicely) to trade it in for a new car. Yeah!! We decided on a RED 2008 Honda Civic with great gas milage (eco-friendlyish) and 4 doors (instead of 2). Just in time for baby’s arrival!

Would all this have happened if I didn’t set my intention and create my vision board? Probably not. The way it works is by placing your vision board in a location where you will see it often, your subconscious mind will absorb the images within it. Then when opportunities arise in your life to achieve the things depicted on your vision board, your subconscious mind will guide you to make the right choices and enable you to achieve these things. By making my vision board I saw a picture of a red car several times a day and envisioned myself owning one. Sure enough, within a month I did!

So how do you make a vision board and start living your dreams? It is as easy as one, two, three…

1. Collect and save your favorite magazines

2. Cut and paste pictures from these magazines onto a big posterboard. Make sure to choose pictures which invoke happy feelings and are representative of your goals and desires

3. Look at your vision board every day and watch miracles happen! Oh, and be sure to give thanks to God, to whom we owe gratitude for every living breath we take, for everything you receive.

Me and my car on a windy day

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” ~Matthew 7: 7-11

After writing my Power of Synchronicity post several weeks ago I recieved lots of positive feedback from my readers. Apparently y’all love hearing magical fairy tale stories. You know, the kind where you actually do get what you desire, kiss the prince, and live happily ever after. Let me tell you, there’s nothing quite like experiencing synchronicity. Like the time I decided I desired to take piano lessons and a couple weeks later found a business card for a local piano teacher in a raw food recipe book I checked out from the library. After throwing this business card away, I met the exact same piano teacher in one of my yoga classes who spontaneously asked me if I was interested in taking piano lessons. How did she know? After handing me her card I recognized it right away! Needless to say, I signed up with her and she turned out to be the most awesome piano teacher ever! That reminds me, I require to start my lessons back up again.

Me lying on a hammock near our hotel in Hawaii

A few months ago, one of my friends put a hammock up outside on her land. It is tied between two pecan trees. I would go over there and enjoy a large part of my visit swinging in her hammock with David. What BLISS! How amazing it is to sway back and forth and look up at the clear blue sky and her beautiful pecan trees. David would nurse and nap and I would meditate. I made up my mind. I had to have one of these for myself! Soon after I wrote out a desire list and posted it on my fridge. At the top of my list I put my desire for a hammock. Mentally, I was trying to figure out how to make it happen. We didn’t have the right tree spacing to tie a hammock to, which I really desired, so in my mind I thought I would have to get a hammock with a stand. And because of our budget at the time I knew we would have to wait until spring to purchase one. I was bummed. This is the scary part of our fairy tale, when you don’t quite know if the heroine is going to have her happy ending. But, as fairy tales go, I was bound to come out strong.

My friend Courtney read my desire for a hammock just like hers. She likes to read everything I write down on my fridge, calendar, and notepads. I think my list making and note taking obsession amuses her. Anyway, she had received her hammock as a gift several years ago when she lived in Hawaii with her former partner. Her partner had received one as a gift as well. She called him and asked if he still had it. He did and it had never been opened! She picked it up from him and surprised me with it for David’s early birthday present!! I admit, I went a little insane…. squealing with delight, jumping up and down, and giving her several hugs in a row. In addition to bringing me a hammock, she brought a wood post so that I could tie one end to one of my trees and the other end to this post (remember how I preferred a tree hammock)! The post needed to be cemented into the ground and, synchonictically, our garage had a couple bags of pre-mixed cement, which I guess the previous tenant had left. So we were able to put it up right then and there! Within only a week or two of writing my desire down, it manifested! I was so happy! The next morning we went outside and enjoyed most of our day on our very own hammock! And we lived Happily Ever After!

David taking a nap in our hammock

The End

syn·chro·nic·i·ty n. the experience of two or more events which are apparently unrelated or unlikely to occur together by chance which are observed to occur together in a meaningful manner

My experience with the power of synchronicity started in 2006, when I first became aware of the law of attraction and the ability our thoughts, emotions and words have to literally shape our reality. I had a difficult time accepting this at first. It seemed to contradict the beliefs I held about life, God, and the Universe. With further pondering, praying, and reading, however, I realized it didn’t go against my beliefs but only clarified and expanded what I knew and had experienced in my life thus far. In 2007, after my father passed away, I knew I needed to put the law of attraction to the test. I had to find out for myself if I could really create the life I desired, and if we as humanity could really break free from the chains that bind us and live happy and fulfilling lives. I decided on a handful of things I desired to manifest and put the 7 principles of manifestation to work. Within three months almost everything I desired had come to pass!! My husband was offered another job, “out of the blue”, which paid nearly double what he was making, we were able to go on a fun mini vacation, my sister moved back to Texas from southern Utah and my mom and other sister lived with me for over a month (one of my desires was to live near family, so be careful what you ask for;). During this time of speedy manifestation, a whirlwind of synchronicities occured and I felt so peaceful and close to God. I realized then that we are meant to create. We are meant to take hold of our thoughts, words, and emotions and direct them to manifest good and beautiful things. At this point I had no doubt in my mind the law of attraction worked because I had experienced it firsthand. Since then I have created many wonderful things in my life and have experienced hundreds of synchronicities.

For example, this week my husband started working from home. I have desired this since we were first married, but when my son was born the power of my desire became strong enough to make it happen. I wanted him home with us. I wanted him to watch David grow. I wanted him to have lunch with us every day. I didn’t like seeing David cry when Daddy drove away. And so, I vowed to manifest Bryan working from home before David started taking only one nap a day. I practiced the 7 laws of attraction and asked Bryan to look for an at home job. Bryan desired to work from home too but never felt truly motivated to search for a job until one day. On this day I knew exactly what to say… “Bryan, will you find a home job for my birthday? It’s the only present I desire. Pleeeease.” That night he found the job that was soon to be his!! Now here comes the synchronistic parts. First, this company has never had any employees who work from home before. They had only recently decided to give it a try and put an ad up right before Bryan saw it. Two, Bryan is perfect for the job! He has everything they were looking for and more. Three, they decided to pay Bryan 25% more than they would normally give someone in his position, plus he was given a signing bonus! (something I also desired). Four, we received a big bonus from his previous job a couple days before he put in his 2 week notice. Five, we had a week vacation in between jobs so we could have fun together and celebrate our son’s first birthday (another thing I desired). Six, my birthday is on December 1st so I received my present a few weeks early And seven, my son is transitioning to one nap a day! Perfect timing!!

My invitation for you today, on 11/11/11, is to set your intentions for this next year. Decide what you desire to create and put the 7 principles of manifestation to the test. Then record all the amazing synchronicities that are sure to follow. Enjoy your life! We are powerful beyond belief!

P.S. Do you have a syncronicity story? Please share it! I love to be inspired!!