Create the highest, grandest vision possible of
your life because you become what you believe. ~ Oprah
Winfrey
Sometimes i think something i wrong with me. take this quote for instance. i tried to find a picture of my highest, grandest vision and it was hard to do. i went to a page on Pinterest labeled Glamorous Life and a page labeled The Fabulous Life. the images on these pages were of women in smart outfits carrying designer shopping bags, in fancy cars or hotels. They were stepping into jets, hopping onto helicopters, riding in fancy cars, cruising on luxury liners. they were eating in fancy restaurants, enjoying the eiffel tower, and wearing lots of diamonds. the pictures were appealing and fun to look at. but they were hard to go through. none siad "me." i picked these two pictures because i have an issue with flying i would like to get past and ...well ... i just liked the second picture.
Other than that though, i had no personal stake in any of the pictures.while it would be great to live a rich, lavish, jet-setter life, that is not my idea of a high aspiration. many say i don't aim high enough and so over the years, my imagination of a great life has diminished. maybe that is true. or maybe their perception of a high aspiration is off and not mine.
I want a home big enough to house all of my treasures. i would love someone to come in twice a week and clean so i wouldn't have to. i would love to have no bills of any kind and enough money to do the things that matter to me without worry - like travel a couple of times a year, eat out every now and then and go to plays,musicals and concerts sometimes. i want time to read and relax without feeling guilty and i want time to write. mostly i want to live a life filled with moments of laughter, peace, happiness and joy and i want to be able to share that life with those i love.
When i say it and when i read it, it sounds boring. there are other things i wouldn't mind. things i keep to myself and pull out when i am alone to smile at. but even those things are not over the top. maybe the issue is that most people don't seem to place emphasis on these things and so they seem minimal when expressed. the truth is a life filled with good food, books and drink, love, art, music, beauty, passion, and laughter is a fun, happy life and a life without them would be dull. still we don't often say these things are what we want when asked what we would want if we could have anything. they usually are not the first things we think of. we usually think of the things we don't have, things we can't afford. our highest vision is usually something beyond our everyday concept.
Does everyone want to live the glamorous, fabulous life? if we all lived it a while, would we then realize it is not all we think it is? i want to wake up to days filled with things to do, things that interest and excite me. i want to go to bed exhausted but fulfilled. i want to sleep deeply and fully and wake refreshed and ready to begin again. i want to always remember to live in gratitude and to walk in kindness. i want to always have time to read, write, exercise, meditate and pray that i might keep my mind and body healthy and vibrant. i want to spend time with friends; to laugh with them, to share my treasures with them - that we might enrich each others lives. i want to have a healthy, harmonious relationship with my family - that we might love and respect and try to understand each other. i would love a place i could go to for spiritual growth and nourishing; a place i trust and where i feel at home; with people i trust and respect. i would love a good man to share my life and my self with.
These are my highest and greatest desires. These are my ultimate visions of the life that would suit me to a tee. but they are not grand, magnificent, over the top. they don't involve fancy cars and boats. they don't require champagne and caviar to be on the menu. they don't specify a designer to wear or an exotic location to travel too. not that i wouldn't mind those things. it is just that they are not part of my highest vision for myself.
Maybe i am aiming too low. if so, i am okay with that. i like the highest vision i have of my life. it is honest and thinking about it brings a smile to my whole face. what is your highest vision for your life? are you reaching for it? do you keep your focus on it so that you can reach towards it? is it an honest vision? does it make you smile? i hope so. let's all work on making the visions of our lives the reality that we live
in the meantime...i hope you remember to take care of you
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