A year ago on the blog, I shared my Vision Board for 2023. I have done this practice for about 11 years now, and it really has helped me with goal setting, vision casting–whatever you want to call it. I won’t get into the smaller details of what a vision board is because there are a lot of Pinterest boards on it. Rather, I want to share what I was feeling while sitting down to do my vision board for this year.
In the past, this practice has really been about the doing–what did I want to do or accomplish in the upcoming year. I had fitness goals, nutrition goals, spiritual goals on my board. I will say that each year I met my goals. After a very challenging 2023, when I sat with the blank board in front of me, I took a deep breath, and I prayed. God was sharing with me a new motivation for my vision board this year. Instead of it only containing things I wanted to do, He put on my heart the person I wanted to be this year.
I desired rest and peace. I was worn and burdened. God was asking me to come to Him for rest, because in rest there is a renewal. The inner battle of rest vs. productivity within me is now to the side. I am valuing rest because in it is healing. Sure, on my board I do still have great reminders to continue things that I love in fitness and nutrition, but I also will slow down too because I want to heal. And for the first time in a long time, I can say, “this is okay.”