About this time of year, our thoughts start turning towards the excitement of the upcoming Holidays.  For many of us, although the temperatures outside are starting to steadily decrease, the approaching holidays can send our stress levels soaring.  Equally, if not more nerve-racking, can be our worries and guilt over all the things we didn’t get done this year… and so the list of New Year’s Resolutions begins.  This year, instead of creating a list, how about creating a vision?

Develop a clear vision for yourself of what you want your life to look like in the upcoming New Year.  It can be very empowering and inspirational to take the time to gain clarity about what it is you want in your future, to believe you can have it, and to commit to, not only making it happen, but truly being open to and excited about it happening.  For many people, it is helpful to create a vision board that captures all of their dreams and longer-term aspirations with pictures, words, and mementos.  Then they can post their completed vision board in a place where they will see it daily, drawing inspiration from it to keep them on track and moving forward.  At the very least, you may want to write down your vision for your ideal life, perhaps in a journal.  By writing it down, you give form and validity to those thoughts.  Be very specific – What does your ideal life look, feel, taste, sound, and smell like?  What are you doing on any given day in that life – with your family, job, friends, and free time?  What do your surroundings look like – your home, office, car, yard, vacations?  Don’t hold back – it’s your ideal, so the sky is the limit.  Visioning can be very fun, and the positive energy that results can be just what we need to gain the courage to take that first step, even a tiny baby step for starters, toward our ideal life.

What is your vision for your ideal life in 2010?  Have fun with it – the choice is yours!