Vision Boards

I love making vision boards.and creating one is a lot of fun. The best part is that everyday it reminds me of what I have chosen to create in my life.

They are also referred to as Dream Boards, Treasure Maps, Inspiration Boards, Intention Boards and other names.

Vision Boards are basically a collage featuring images torn from magazines, photographs, and personal memorabilia along with affirmations that encourage the changes you want to see in your life.

The images and affirmations are typically pasted down with an adhesive glue onto a poster board. They can also include mixed media, sketches and anything else you wish to add. Vision Boards can also be created on Illustration board, paper or canvas, and they can range in size from very small to very large.

I find Artist Trading Cards work really well and are just the right size for my purse. However, I recommend laminating these to increase durability so they will last longer.

A vision board generally include these elements:

• Visuals:  Magazine images, newspapers, drawings, photographs etc…
• Affirmations: Optimistic sayings, inspirational quotes, mantras, that encourage good habits and changes in your life for the better.
• Embellishments – including stickers, colorful rice papers, pretty candy wrappers, glass beads, play money, foil stars, glitter, silk ribbons, personal memorabilia such as movie and concert tickets, travel postcards, maps etc…
• Dream or wish list: images or words expressing your dreams, visions or wishes you want and are creating in your life.

Here are a few examples of the types of vision boards that you can create. You can also create them for special occasions in your life.

What Kind of Vision Board do you want to create?

• Gratitude Vision Board
• Healing & Renewal Board
• Abundance Board
• Prosperity board
• Health & Fitness Vision Board
• Spiritual Vision Board
• Travel Vision Board
• Vacation Board
• Giving  Board

“Life is a field of unlimited possibilities” – Deepak Chopra

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

April Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day: When was the last time you filled your day with fool-ish delights?

April Fool’s Day is one of the most lighthearted days of the year. There is something exciting about this time of the year, with the turning of the season from winter to spring that lends itself to joyous celebration.

Almost every culture in the world has some kind of festival they celebrate during the first months of the year. They were referred to as Renewal Festivals and often involved ritualized forms of revelry and celebration.

The ancient  Romans celebrated a festival named Hilaria on March 25. The Hindus celebrate Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, which they celebrated on March 11 of this year, and in Portugal, April Fool’s is celebrated on the Sunday and Monday before Lent. The tradition there is to throw flour at your friends.

April Facts

• Birthstone – Diamond is known as the stone of innocence. It  also cleanses and stimulates the crown chakra
• Flower – Daisy – Symbolizes childhood innocence and is historically sacred to Ostara, Freya, and the Greek Goddess Aphrodite.
• Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd.
• April is national Poetry month in the US.
• April was named after the Greek Goddess Aphrodite.

New Moon

For some the new moon begins at the moment when the sun and moon are aligned in the same sign, but for others it remains the dark moon until the crescent is in sight.

During this time we may instinctively find ourselves seeking solitude, turning towards our deepest self. Think of it as a time of rest like the dormant seed lying beneath the winter snow waiting for the warmth of the sun to return. The never ending cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

As the moon wanes towards darkness which lasts about three days, our dreams shift and change, reflecting our inner and outer life, our past, present and future. They are a potential source for great wisdom and guidance, therefore preparing us for the new beginning that the new crescent moon will bring.

During the dark of the moon it is important for us to pay attention to the ebb and flow of our energies. If we find ourselves feeling tired and out of sorts, we should take some time to relax and meditate to clear our mind and spirit, to recharge our batteries so that healing and renewal can happen.

Stillness is the key . . . a chance to listen to our inner voice.

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Seasons of Change

The ever turning wheel of the seasons mark the passing of our year and the passage of time in nature.

Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter offer four perfect occasions for us to reflect on our lives and make offerings of gratitude to connect ourselves with the cycles of Mother Earth.

• Plan a special walk in nature once each season and make an offering of bird seed or whatever else seems appropriate.
• Celebrate the changing seasons by making a dream board with images of your intentions for the following season.
• One of the most meaningful offerings we can make is to place ourselves directly in nature for a period of time with no distractions.
• Share your hopes and dreams and what you plan to do to accomplish them. Speak so that the earth, trees and other living beings around you can hear and witness your intentions. Speak from the heart.

thought for the day: Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself  to the influence of each. Let them be your only diet, drink and botanical medicines. Be blown on by all the winds. Open your pores and bathe in all the tides of nature, in all her streams and oceans, at all seasons.  – Henry David Thoreau

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Full Moon

Today’s full moon occurs at 10:37 pm EDT.

Here are some ways to celebrate the full moon

• Spend the evening at the seashore and watch the moonlight dance on the ocean waves.
• Take a walk as the full moon lights up the sky.
• Invite your friends to a full moon party in your backyard and serve moon shaped foods to celebrate the occasion.
• Fill the bath tub with hot water and add rose petals. Enjoy a nice relaxing rose petal bath.
• Offer a water blessing to a friend or loved one in honor of the full moon. Place spring water or sea water in a bowl and capture the reflection of the moonlight in the water. Use this water to bless loved ones, friends and family.

“When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator”.
– Mahatma Gandhi

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi