Maybe a year or two ago I caught Oprah rambling about The Secret. The episode included a round table discussion with other Secret “experts”, declaring the virtues of the Laws of Attraction and creating vision boards.
Earlier this year when I was in a longterm position and coming to terms with the fact that, yes, I really want to continue teaching, my colleague recommended the creation of my own vision board. I listened to her little story, but really didn’t buy it. Get a poster board, cut out pictures, and SHAZAM/POOF, I’ll have a Mazda 3, a great job teaching high school English in an urban school, have a literary agent peddling my latest novel, own a ukulele, have my student loans paid off, my masters finished, quit smoking, lose 30 pounds, and adopt another dog? Riiiiight. Don’t we normally call this kind of stuff delusions of grandeur?
When I was home over the weekend, I watched Chelsea Lately, which confirmed the fact that I want to BE her. Handler mentioned putting something on her vision board, which, of course made me laugh hysterically.
I googled vision boards today, thinking that maybe, just maybe I’ve got it all wrong. Maybe I’m being too cynical and not opening myself up to “The Secret.” Maybe vision statements, emotional growth calendars, and snazzy sparkled paper is just what I need. I fell upon this which made me laugh some more. Is this like a cult or something? I’m kidding, but seriously…do people really construct vision boards, thinking that the universe is going to magically manifest their wants? Again, I’m evidently too cynical.
Excuse me. I need to go to Office Depot and buy a foam poster board…right after I chair dance while watching this
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