In part one of this article I discussed the purpose of dream boards, the “science” of why they are useful and how to create one. In part two, I am going to discuss other variations of traditional dream boards.
As I mentioned in part one, dream boards have traditionally been made of poster board, tag board, poster paper, using pictures cut out from magazines or newspapers, brochures and advertisements. I have also used the online dream board tools on Oprah.com and Tut.com, Mike Dooley’s website, but in doing a search there are many other online options available. I enjoyed them but prefer the “hard copy” ones that I can place on my walls. I have enjoyed the resource of finding pictures online to gather on a page and print out, and typing up words that describe feelings I’d like to have, places I’d like to travel to, situations I am desiring to manifest.
I have purchased greeting cards that picture places I’d like to be and put them up on my walls, tropical decorations from party stores to hang on my walls, made posters of words like “BELIEVE”, “TRUST”, “JOY, printed them out and hung them on mirrors as well as writing words on my mirror to read as I look at my face in the mirror. I even travel with the word “Yes” on my steering wheel, to remind myself that yes, I am supported, yes, I can manifest my dreams, saying yes to life and being open.
I have typed out desired itineraries, placed a series of pictures of where I’d like to travel to, starting with a picture of my car and me, then placing arrows and pictures to create a visual of this journey. I have printed out brochures from workshops I’d like to take and glued them to bright poster board. The important thing is to clearly depict pictures and words that create an emotional response, and show how you’d like to feel, what you’d like to have or be doing in your life.
Another option I have used and enjoy is putting pictures in a photo
album. I like this because when you look at photo albums they are pictures of things that have already happened and this is how you want to feel, as if these things and conditions you’ve pictured have already manifested in your life! You can have a different page for each part of your life such as, spirituality, career, relationship, health, finances, family, etc.
One time I had placed the words “gemstone necklaces” on one of my dream boards. I forgot about it, even though I would walk by the dream board on my wall every day. Awhile later, I found myself in a steady trade with a woman who made beaded hair barrettes. At one point, I didn’t want any more barrettes and she suggested that I might like these various gemstone necklaces she also sold. After acquiring several of these during our trades, I looked at my dream board and laughed, realizing that I had manifested this particular goal without even being conscious of doing so!!
The other thing I have been playing with lately is “mind movies”. I had received an email offering six free mini mind movies, on different topics, with music, slides of affirmations and slides of pictures, essentially being a movie dream board. After watching these for a few days I decided that I should figure out how to make my own and found Microsoft Moviemaker on my computer and have made two so far.
I found various pictures online, saved them in a folder, wrote out a script using One Commands (www.commandingwealth.com), and affirmations, then created slides with the commands and affirmations, interspersed them with the various pictures, added music, effects and transition effects and now watch them daily, too. There is a website, www.onetruemedia, that offers free tools to make your own mini movies, too. Of course you can also go to www.mindmovies.com and they sell a kit for making mind movies, too.
Whatever technique you choose, have fun, enjoy the process and savor the journey. And send us a comment below to share your favorite tool for dreaming!