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Hi, a visionboard, what is a visionboard? If you ended up on this page you probably already have a pretty good idea but if not scroll down and check the link posted there to give you an idea.

A visionboard basically is a way to make your dreams and desires more tangible, more real, more visible. Basically, the reasoning behind it is very straight forward. The theory is that we have been given the power of imagination for a reason; it enables us to envision something that is not yet real. This way we can go and create whatever we can think up. Sound logical enough doesn't it? Well, a visionboard helps you create a more vivid image of what you really want, who you want to be, where you want to go, etc. The more vivid the image is, the stronger you feel about it and the more your subconscious will work toward achieving your goal. You are in a sense, tuning all your sense to everything which can lead to this goal. In example which might be a little bit closer to your reality is for example if you think about a particular car, and suddenly you see it all over the place. This happens because you are unconsciously looking for this car.
Okay, that is the basic 1-on-1 on visionboard. But what I really want to address is the way I apply this concept for myself. Maybe you have already noticed that I do not do everything exactly as it is written by other people, some might call me stubborn and I call it going my own way. I tend to take something, try it and think whether it works for me. Something that I run into again and again when coming across things that can potentially improve your life, is that they are mostly exercises of the mind. In my opinion we have been given instinct, not only to survive but to guide us and I also think that if we rationalize too much our instinct becomes clouded eventually causing us to lose our true way.
Therefore, I try to do these exercises, tricks, or whatever as much as I can on instinct, when and how I feel like it. The way I create a Visionboard is based on this believe. I use the internet as my source of images. I just go to Google, enter the first thing that comes in mind and start browsing through the images. Next feel which one is most adequate and evokes an emotional response. I'll do this as many times as I like and on as many subjects as I like. I basically do not have any rules, I'll let my mind guide me. When I have gathered enough images I put them together in a document and start sorting them out. Slowly you will see a pattern; furthermore you start to see which area in your life is the most important at that moment. Next, you can add some descriptions to it to give the images more of a punch. Text can also serve to allow the mind to see groups of images. I find that this way of making a visionboard is very intuitive, fun, and easy. You can do this anywhere you are working on the computer, you can do it at your job when you are in need of a break or inspiration and you will feel as if you are actively working to accomplish your dream.
Well, that is all that I wanted to share with you. I hope you found it helpful. I think this one of the most powerful tools there are. Our imagination is sometimes dulled by expectations which are not met, disappointments, or just daily routine but it is never gone it just needs to get reactivated. Feed your inspiration, dream big, because dreams are the very seeds of the reality you see around you daily.

City life, a beautiful manifestation of what mankind is capable of creating. A world of endless possibilities, variety and opportunity. Some cities are true pearls while others are mere function. But could it be that there is a downside to all of this? Of course there is but I am not talking about city poverty, unemployment, etc. I am talking about a far sinister downside.

City Stress, a fairly unknown phenomenon but in my mind a ruthless and effective sniper, a serial killer who comes and goes without anybody ever knowing it was there. Its very existence is not even acknowledged but if we take a step back and look at ourselves it is more than obvious...something has got us in our grasp. We are acting crazy, always in a hurry, forgetting our dreams while watching what new car the neighbor just bought. Eating our hearts out watching our tummies grow and wondering how come. Being too busy to take time for ourselves, for our children, feeling overwhelmed by all the choices, options and fun stuff that the fun eventually disappears. We all know some of this, we experience it but here comes the sad point.....a lot of us come to think of our stressy lives as normal. We do not even notice anymore that we are stressed out of our brains. We think that it is normal and we just have to cope with it. But don't we hear or feel the signals nature gives us, sure we do but there is a pill for everything right..as long as we can continue to "life" our lives it is all good. Being sick is an annoyance, a nuisance something that gets in our way. But nature always wins so watch out 'cause here comesthe burnout, the depression, the mental illness, dementia, and still we wonder why we are affected by these diseases. Step back, far enough to see....that we live frantic lives. We are many in tiny cities, we are millions running through the same streets. We are constantly in each other's faces, constantly dealing with each other, being influenced by each other, fighting for our space, our right to be, we fear each other, we tolerate each other, sometimes we do not even see each other. Know this, even if you are not fully aware of your surroundings, you unconscious is picking up signals through smell, sounds, touch, sight, feel and if you believe it...our heighten awareness..and all this signals get filtered constantly by our brains, hard work isn't it? And this is just day to day life, your route to work, or grocery shopping and then we go to work stressing our brains even more...and when we come home...we watch TV or surf the internet...another brain activity..Overload!!

Why am I sketching this picture? Because I lived through it, because I felt it, because I was labeled as being sick, I was the one oversensitive, I was the point of focus%u2026or at least I felt it like that. I was stuck in a devastating state of mind. But luckily I met the right people, I stuck to my road and it brought me back stronger than ever. Part of my salvation has been the fact that I am multi cultural, I have lived in various countries and I have experience different ways of life, I know that there are many ways to life a life, so I do not accept one way as being all there is. So unconciously I was always fighting the live I led but I didn't realize, I didn't read the signals. It took me a depression and a burnout to finally see what was going one. I am really grateful for my path so far and all that I have told you is of course just a small part of the whole, but what I lived through is what has made me, and I am proud of who I am, I am glad with who I am, I have amazed myself time and time again, and I finally woke up to see it. I share my story with you because maybe you can learn from my experience, maybe it helps you, maybe it doesn't but if you read this it means it did interest you. Think of it this way, people say you learn to experience, this is true but I doesn't have to be your own experience. I learn all the time because I talk and listen. So you heard me talk, and I hope you listened. To top it off, a little advice from yours truly. Here it comes!!

My advice to combat city stress....take a step back, stand still for a moment, take time to be alone, away from all external interference and come back to feeling yourself. Take all the time you need, do not say I'll take 5 minutes, one day, but tell yourself you'll take all the time you need, otherwise you end up stressing about relaxing. Balance is the key, with exercise of the brain goes exercise of the body, with indoor city life goes outdoor rural life. With rational thinking goes passionate living. But what really helped me was one simple advice: back to basics. Eat drink rest and exercise. First you get healthy than you get everything else. Without your health you will not be able to cope let alone enjoy the things you want or have. City life can be wonderful and amazing and don't get me wrong I love cities!! They give you tremendous energy, and stimulate you in a way few other environments can but I can also be a living hell. When the lather applies, just pull the brake and get off the train which is heading for a crash.

Love you all,

Yours truly, Shorombo

Balance is the key, without one the other can not exist. Without darkness we wouldn't know light. Start thinking about balance. When you do, it starts to make sense. You will know why you feel the way you feel after a day at the office. You will see the logic in getting up and doing some exercise after sitting 8 hours at your desk. You will feel why going outside is the thing to do when having been inside for most of the day. You will understand why after working the brain the whole day it feels good doing something the with body. You'll see the world in a different picture. Suddenly rain is a welcome change to sun because rain cleanses, refreshes and replenishes so that the Sun can revitalize life.

Balance is logical, and the body or nature always strives towards balance. Balance is like the nill state of the universe, the starting and ending point of the nature. Nature ALWAYS strive toward balance. Therefore, you always feel the signals of being out of balance but if you ignore them, if you decide to disregard them, nature will not only send stronger signals, eventually nature will leave you no choice but to listen. Unfortenately a lot of us have been conditioned to ignore the signals; feeling depleted is normal, feeling stressed is an everyday thing, having a headache, take a pill, you skins starts to wear out, put moisturizer on it. You will be amazed how much signals you ignore every signal day, you might even discover that your mind has turned off some signals because they were becoming inconvenient. Find your balance and I promise your life will be some much easier, so much more fun, it will make so much more sense. You'll feel energized like nothing before, you discover talents you didn't know you had. Most of us are just only using a fraction of what they can. Our mind, body and soul are capable of tremendous feats, achievements we are witness of every day but not always aware of. Take a look around you, take a look at your own life, or maybe the neighbors or colleague, seek someone who inspires you and become aware of the fact that....YOU CAN DO ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING....if you only wish to.

I'll leave you to it, life is calling!!

The following is an answer to the below facebook post I came across:

"Never hate people who are jealous of you, but respect their jealousy because they're the ones who think that you're better than them." -Tico Marlin.

So true and so difficult to cope with at times. But he is right right right. And you know what...jealousy is a natural emotion, it comes from wanting the same or more and therefore it is a powerful motivational tool. BUT I try to use its little sister emotion....inspiration..it allows me to bend jealousy of others into inspiration too, it allows me to enjoy everyones growth and progress, we are all goo! And I am happy you do what you do, you have what you have and are who you are...you inspire me, you show me that everything is possible, that sky is the limit. You see, it is this kind of inspiration which creates greatness, which allows you to excel and go beyond what you ever dreamt of. Cheers, salut, y adios keep inspiring!