Inspiration short #12: Create an inspiration board!
by Danielle Charles
I must admit that January can be a somewhat challenging month for me. I call it the “January slump.” After all the festivity and cheer of December, January can seem like one great big come down. Back to work, decorations down, bills to pay and increasing waist lines to deal with. The magical dream-like spell of December gets quickly broken, and reality seeps back in.
To save myself from this annual January ennui, I try to pull my mind back into the excitement of dreaming and visioning for the year ahead. I start planning my garden, I begin creating intentions for things I hope to manifest in the coming months, and I work on my inspiration board.
“What on earth is an inspiration board?” you ask. Basically, it is a composition of images, objects and words that inspire you. They might capture the essence of your dreams and visions; ignite your imagination; encourage you; bring you joy or remind you of things you love . Placed where you will see it everyday (ideally several times per day), it fills your consciousness with all of the magic of your passions, dreams and joys in life.
To create your own, you really only need a good-sized space on your wall, a cork-board and push pins (which you can find at most craft stores) and a little time to be inspired. You can frame it, cover it in fabric or do whatever takes your fancy. Cut images out of magazines, find quotes you love, hang up objects that are significant to you – whatever inspires you or captures your dreams!
I seek things that really capture what I hope to manifest in my life. The subconscious mind is such a powerful tool, and just imagine what might happen when you subconsciously remind yourself each day of the things you hope to create in your life…
So here’s to finding our way back to that little trickle of excitement within us, nourishing it and tending it until it floods us with delight and January suddenly seems like it isn’t so bad after all.
The Teacup Chronicles 
Inspiration boards are the best aren’t they. I have a general one full of pictures of plants and inspiring words on my wall which I look at regularly and recently I’ve done a couple of more specific ones too.
Last year my husband and I did one when we were hoping to move house. We wanted to live in this village but houses only come up for rent there about once a year if that. After two years trying to get on the waiting list which has about 150 people on it, we finally thought to do a goal board. A week later we were on the list and two months later we’d moved in! A couple of months ago I also did one with a friend of mine who had been looking for a new place for over 6 months… 3 days later she finds a perfect new house!
I find they help clarify what you are wishing to achieve, change, or be inspired by and that clarity allows things to move into your life.
Hooray for the magic of the inspiration board and thanks for inspiring us all to do one!
xxx
What a wonderful idea, Danielle! Would be much more organized and set my intentions much clearer than the bits I have stuck here and there! xx
Lucinda, that is a magical story thank you for sharing xx
So, I am off to scout out a board for this project, start setting my intentions and sending them out into the universe to have it conspire to help me reach my goals! Thank you for sharing! xx
Lucinda,
I love the idea of doing specific boards! I’ve never thought of that, but it seems like a very direct and creative way of letting the universe know what you need (as well as clarifying it for yourself). My hubby and I are in the process of deciding where we should put down roots – and I think that making a board together might be just the thing!
Your story is inspiring and makes me very hopeful 🙂 I never cease to be amazed at how generous the universe can be when you simply put your intention out there!
Leslie,
Welcome!! I hope you have lots of fun putting together your board 🙂 My friend sent me this great quote the other day, which I actually just added to my board, and I think it sort of sums up the reason why I do it:
“The universe is abundant with everything that you want. It’s not testing you, it is benevolently providing for you. You are the definer, and you do it through your joyful anticipation.”
I like that – and I think making an inspiration board is some form of joyful anticipation 🙂
XOXO Danielle
Wow!
Your inspiration board looks like an artwork!
Would be much nicer to hang up one of these colourful projects then the straight goal setting things I was taught by my husband (even when I used to play around and draw clouds or other things to brighten up the board *g)
Off to find me a board 🙂
Many thanks Danielle!
Thank you Brigitte! I have lots of fun on snow days cutting pictures out of magazines or writing down interesting quotes I come across. A work in constant progress!
Sometimes being very logical and straightforward is helpful, but my brain works much better being abstract and creative, so I like defining my goals this way 🙂
Have fun with your board! I’d love to see how everyone’s boards come out!
XOXO D
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