Here is my reality board. It’s a photographic journal of our best memories and fun times and it lives in our bedroom where I’m constantly looking at it. The reason I created a reality board is because I want to focus on what I do have and how wonderful my life is already. No, It’s not perfect, but there are certainly perfect moments and when this is in front of me, it acts as a great reminder that it’s people that are important, not things or even accomplishments.

I know lots of people create dream boards, and with my understanding of how the brain works now I get why sometimes a dream board can actually create more angst and frustration than happiness. You see a dream board is a map of where we want to go, what we want to have, things we want achieve and who we want to be. The only problem is by constantly feeding your mind with what you want your sending a subconscious message to yourself that what you have isn’t enough, aka it doesn’t’ add up to happiness. I’ll always have goals, dreams and desires, but my happiness has to come first.

So, It’s simple. I have a basic map of my goals in the shower to motivate me to move forwards, but my focus really is on being grateful for the life, family and abundance I experience every day. Perhaps you’d like to make your own reality board?