London Calling...or Do Vision Boards Work?

If you've ever read any books on creating your life, setting goals, or perhaps you've seen "The Secret", then you've probably heard about creating a vision board or a treasure map to help you visualize the goal you have in mind. 

I had never made any myself until something happened that proved to me that treasure maps or vision boards really work!

In 1997 when Princess Diana died my daughter who was about thirteen at the time starting saying she wanted to go to London for a visit.  Every day she would say "I want to go to London", "Can we take a trip to London?".  After a few weeks of hearing this I stopped and asked if she really truly wanted to go to London.  Of course, she said yes.  So I told her if that's what she really wanted I would start putting $10 a week, (all I could afford), into what we called our "London Fund".  

In the meantime my daughter bought this poster which she put up on the wall beside her bed.

Neither of us knew anything about vision boards or treasure maps, she just wanted a poster of London to look at every day because she desired to go there.

About nine years later during her senior year of college, my daughter was offered a chance to study abroad for a few weeks in London.  Although we had planned to take our London trip together, I didn't want her to miss the opportunity so she finally made it to London.  She loved it!

A few weeks later after returning home, she got her pictures developed and without her even realizing it, one of her photos was the exact same photo as the poster hanging on her wall!

I would say this is a good argument for vision boards.
How does it get even better than this?
LuckyLady

Angel to the Rescue

Have you ever been rescued by an Angel?

Here's my story....

I came out this morning in my usual rush to get to work.  Now I only live about a mile and a half from where I work, so I can usually get to work in about ten minutes.  Usually. 

Now I am not one of those people who leaves the house with an extra half hour to spare in case of any eventualities.  Not me.  I'm the one who rushes out of the house with just enough time to get there if all goes well and usually it does.  Usually.

Today, I rush out of the house, carrying my purse, my lunch bag, my computer case, and my tote bag, with ten minutes to get there. I dash to the car, and you guessed it, my tire was flat as a flitter.

My neighbor happens to be on her porch, and since she doesn't drive, I yell over and ask if the man of the house is around. I am told he is sleeping late. I ask the Universe, "What else is possible?".  I have a friend that lives two blocks away but remember he is out of town.  What else is possible?  I think of calling a taxi, but remember that the taxi company, which was only a block away for half a century, recently closed up shop. What else is possible?  I have ten minutes, so I decide to set off walking. After three blocks of walking, I'm questioning how much I need this tote bag, computer, and lunch bag.

I began to ask again, What else is possible?  I remembered my motto "You have to ASK to GET" so I start looking around for someone to ask for a ride.  A lady comes out of a tanning salon as I walk by and I ask, "Could I possibly get a ride into town?" she dives into her car, locks the doors, guns the engine and takes off.  I'm guessing that's a no. 

Remembering that when you ASK and don't GET you may just be asking the wrong person, I wondered who could I ask next.  I suddenly said out loud, "Angels, I need a ride."  At that exact moment, with the words still hanging in the air, a taxi appears on my left.  The driver has the window down and I ask, "Are you an angel?" he replied, "Yes, I am."

I hop in the taxi, tell him where I am going, and ask "So Angel, do you have a name?"  I was told that my driver, "Angel Kim", had died on the operating table while donating a kidney six years ago and believed, like Clarence, the Angel from "It's a Wonderful Life", that he had earned his wings.

I arrived at my workplace right on time.  Thank you Angels!  How did I get so Lucky?