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April 8, 2009 |
Daily Soul Retreat at SoulfulLiving.com |
Vol. I, Issue 559 |
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The Ten Steps of Visioning
by Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D.
 Step 1: Make a Wish The Visionary begins by deciding to explore new possibilities in some area of life, choosing a theme on which to focus. This is like the designer’s first step of getting an idea. The first step of Visioning poses the question: What do I want? What is my true heart’s desire? It might be: "A new career direction," or "Finding a place to live," or Finding a mate," or "Making more money," or "Getting healthier," or "Making a film." Some Visionaries choose a broader playing field, such as, "A projection of the year ahead," or "What areas of my life need attention?" or "What does a balance between professional and personal life look life?" Other Visionaries want to resolve a specific problem or situation and do a "before" and "after" collage titled "How it looks now" and "How I’d like it to look."
Step 2: Search for Images and Words This is the designers research phase. The task here is to gather pictures, captions,
and phrases from magazines, newspapers, catalogs, or other visual sources. One’s personal collection of snapshots, postcards, or greeting cards can also be used. In this phase, the Visionary is tearing, cutting, amassing a heart’s-desire image bank. The emphasis is on what experience she wants to
create in her life rather than simply picturing stuff to be acquired. It is a way of exploring quality of life, living by choice instead of default. The only rule during the research phase is to collect photos and phrases that depict one’s deepest wishes. The mantra is: Grab what grabs you. Dreaming
is in, practicality is out. This is about going for it, the sky’s the limit. This is a time to be inclusive and expand one’s horizons, keeping an open mind while gathering as many relevant images and words as possible...
>>> Continue Reading "The Ten Steps of Visioning"©
Copyright Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D. This article was originally
published at our website, SoulfulLiving.com, in June 2001, as part of Soulful Living's "Affirmations and Visualization" Issue.
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"Since it is the creative self who works the magic and makes the dream a reality, the Visionary’s task is to turn the design over to this higher
power within."
--Lucia Capacchione |
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