Using Vision Boards To Tell Our Story

One of the exercises we use during the educational phase of our program is creating vision boards, an exercise to help us examine our lives and plan for the future. The vision board involves collecting personal photos, or images and words from magazines that resonate with our goals and then pasting them together onto a large poster board to create a collage. As one of our participants said, “It helps you think about your life, put it out there to the world and know that all things are possible."

At our graduation ceremony participants share their vision board with the group. They talk about what each image or phrase means to them and how it shapes their journey. Some of the images or words we often see are connected to gratitude, peace, courage, creativity, compassion, faith, resilience and forgiveness. Others include education, abundance, love, improved health, nature, spirituality, family and friends. Participants also highlight joy, grace, developing routines, community volunteer work, equity, employment, travel, mindfulness, preparing for the future, saving money, permanent housing, and living a purposeful long life. This time of sharing is very inspiring, and each board is a beautiful and poignant work of art.
One of our participants shared their story/vision board in this way, “My vision board is not only my vision but also the vision of my kids. We all want a place to call home, with no drama, better sleep, table talk, a garden and joy. It might be a short vision for you but it’s what I visualized for myself and my family since I was a teen."
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