The Problem With “Manifesting”
When I first started leading vision board workshops, people would walk in excited, holding Pinterest folders and quotes about manifesting millions. And I get it. We all want something to look forward to, something to claim and work toward.
But very quickly, I started noticing a pattern. The focus was always on the external. What can I get? How fast can I have it? And somewhere along the way, people forgot to ask, “Why do I even want this?”
The truth is, manifestation without alignment turns into striving. And striving turns into exhaustion. That’s not the path I believe we’re meant to walk.
Vision Isn’t About Getting, It’s About Becoming
In my world, vision boarding is not about summoning things into your life. It’s about remembering who you are.
It’s quiet work. Heart work. It’s sitting with God and asking, “What part of me have I ignored because I was too busy performing?”
Sometimes the vision isn’t new. It’s old. Buried. Forgotten. And your job isn’t to create it from scratch, it’s to remember it back to life.
That’s where the shift happens. You’re no longer trying to prove or push. You’re listening.
I’ve Watched Women Build Boards That Look
Nothing Like “Success”
I’ve seen women tear up old images halfway through the workshop because they realized they were building someone else’s dream. I’ve seen boards filled with quiet spaces, family dinners, prayer time, naps, books and flowers.
And they’d say things like, “This isn’t glamorous, but it’s honest.” That’s the magic. That’s the remembering. You don’t need to perform for your vision board. It’s not judging you. It’s guiding you.
Your deepest vision won’t always look ambitious. But it will feel like home.
What God Reveals, He Sustains
One of the reasons I ground every session in stillness and prayer is because I know this work isn’t just emotional, it’s spiritual.
God doesn’t whisper just for us to get hyped and then forget. He reveals because He wants us to remember.
He invites us to reconnect with what was always inside. Not to impress the world, but to walk in alignment with His plan.
The vision doesn’t come from a magazine cutout. It comes from the inside out.
So Don’t Ask “What Do I Want?” Ask “What Do I Already Know?”
When you sit down to create your board, don’t start with goals or lists. Start with honesty.
What have you known deep down, but haven’t had the space to explore?
What parts of your life feel loud, but not aligned?
What truth has God been patiently trying to show you,again and again?
Remembering is more powerful than manifesting. Because it’s rooted in something real. Something eternal.
This Is Why Vision Partying Exists
This isn’t arts and crafts. This is soul work.
It’s a pause. A reset. A conversation between you and your Creator about the life you’re actually called to live.
And it’s why I do what I do.
Because we don’t need more pressure to perform. We need more spaces to remember.
Come sit. Come listen. Come back to yourself.