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The Power Of An Inspiration Board

Why everyone needs one with the world we're living in.

Kaitlyn Skye Hipple

Aug 22, 2016

Lycoming College

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In a world full of negativity, tragedy, and fear I would like to shine a little light in people’s lives by showing them how I keep myself positive every day. After a long day at work, a semester of challenging courses, and numerous tragedies happening around the world that we see in the news, I combat this negative energy with an inspiration board, or as some call it, a vision board.

Set goals for yourself: short term and long term.

Post those goals on your board by finding a visual representation of them. If you want to lose 20 lbs. put some gym equipment or even some rock hard abs on your board. But, the first step in achieving anything is to identify what you want and focus on it. If you want to buy a house soon post a picture of the house of your dreams! This can remind you of what you’re working towards.

Positive quotes and famous sayings.

My inspiration board includes comforting bible quotes, Buddha, famous Presidents,and public figures. Find inspiring messages to wake up to and read every day.

Pictures of people who love you.

This is very important. Putting the face of the people who you love and who return that love reminds you every day that you are enough and that in this sad world there are people who care about you.

Some aspect of nature.

Whether it be a flower, bird or tree, whatever it is put that little touch onto your inspiration board because nature has a beautifully calming effect on people and can help you feel centered in this dizzying world.

Some touch of music.

Find your favorite song lyrics and post them alongside your garden photo or your picture of your rock hard abs. Music is empowering and uplifting. It heals.

Location, Location, Location!

Lastly, put this beautiful and well-thought out inspiration board somewhere you can see it every day. Mine is above my dresser where I also have my makeup. I see it every day when I wake up and I read it every night before I go to bed.

I hope this ‘inspiring’ piece moves you to find the beauty in your day and keeps you feeling positive during the hardest of times.

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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What are the benefits of raising the minimum wage?

What are the states that have set a $15/hour minimum wage?

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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