Simply Delicious Living: Scrapbooking your Dreams!

SIMPLY DELICIOUS LIVING:  SCRAPBOOKING YOUR DREAMS

Creative Visualization (defined by Wikipedia as “the technique of using one’s imagination to visualize specific behaviors or events occurring in one’s life”) is a practice my Mom shared with me, my brothers and sister growing up.

She would tell us:  “See yourself doing what you want to do! Envision it in your mind’s eye.  Then feel it happening, SEE it happening!  Believe it!”

This advice has been so important in my life.  However, sometimes leading a busy life, you can get caught up in the day-to-day consuming details and forget to dream.

A number of years ago, a friend gave me a book, “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” by Joseph Murphy.  The book delved into how mental imagery and affirmations produce positive changes.  I found myself referring to this book almost like a bible and as a result of reading it, as well as other books, I’ve developed my own personal dream/goal-setting process.  Scrapbooking is one of them!  In Scrapbooking, you give thanks for those blessings that have transpired in your life, and then “picture” with actual images, those experience we wish to bring to fruition.

Scrapbooks are normally used to keep one’s keepsakes, favorite photos, and memorabilia.  However, I’ve discovered that a scrapbook can also be used for giving thanks for what you do have in your life (something very important to do and remember) as well as setting goals…allowing yourself to envision all areas of your life in different ways.

How do you Scrapbook? Simple!  (1) Get a Scrapbook, Memory book, or notebook with clear pages that you can insert and/or put images into (2) Gather all your favorite magazines (3) Create a page for each area of your life.  (Examples:  A page for all the things you’d like to give thanks for that have transpired in your life, then individual page(s)  for what you’d like to see transpire in your life on a personal level, in your profession, a page for places you’d like to visit, things you’d like to do (4) Find photos, images, items and “words” that represent what you’d like to give thanks for as well as experience in the future.

Scrapbooking is a great activity to do by yourself and/or with trusted friends and loved ones.    Give yourself the permission to focus on your dreams and goals.  This can reap benefits for your body, mind & spirit balance.

In a November 2010 episode of  “Simply Delicious Living with Maryann™” in the “Simply Scrapbooking” segment with friend Barbara Berg, we talk about visualization and Scrapbooking,  So, Scrapbook along.  Take some time to reflect, give thanks and envision your best possible future!  It is never too late or too soon.

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Love,

Maryann

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