Years ago in the beginning of my teaching career in kindergarten we used blindfolds. Each child had their own propped up on their forehead. We would sit in a small group and I would say Lights out!. They would then pull their blindfolds down over their eyes. Their hands immediately became still as they listened to me voice the concept of the day, building a vision in their minds of what they were about to do. When they lifted their blindfolds and picked up their pencils it was amazing to watch them recreate on paper what they just envisioned in their minds. It was an ingenious way to teach letters and numbers – plus the kids thought it was fun.
I am a goal-oriented visionary. Without a vision I’m bored and life becomes hopeless. Hope is a powerful motivator. We are always in a constant flow of movement. Without movement there would be no life. I have many visions along that road – visions that give purpose to my days. No vision is an end. When I bring one into fruition, it’s time to envision a new goal. The purpose is to enjoy the journey, not reach an end. To reach an end would be to reach the end of life.
My days are super busy. This week I worked the Harwich club all five days, did two doubles, and spent time in the Dennis club. I love it. My vision of helping people reach their health goals powers me to get up early, go to to Mashpee and do my own workout, stop and pick food for the day, go home and shower and get ready for work and be on the Cape highway headed to Harwich by 12:15, and work until 7pm. In between I text back and forth with my husband and children, fully being present and participating in their lives when they need me. I try to carve out a little writing time – this post took two days complete. I’m helping a dear friend self-publish her memoir (which I can’t wait to bring to you when we finally get it out) and I squeeze in lunch meetings with her on my days I work the Mashpee club. And then there’s the wedding – my daughter is getting married here on the cape in July and I’m the wedding planner. This is a vision all it’s own that lends power to my days – Erin and Steve standing in the Popponesset tent on the beach taking their vows against the ocean.
My life is big and full. Everyday bursts with energy and enthusiasm. It’s the visions – these things that I picture in my mind that guide my path – that power, motivate, and fill my days with hope. What are your visions? What do you see in your mind that powers your days? Ponder that for a moment and you will feel the surge.
And so, as another day goes by, life is progression and movement, powered by a vision which in turn, provides hope. Without a vision it is hopeless. See your vision.
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