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Creating a Vision of your life ten years from now

It is ten years from now. As you answer these questions, YOU ARE THERE. Let’s pretend that you are returning from a very pleasant trip either professional or personal. You are thinking about how wonderful your life is!! You are living where you always dreamed of living; you are doing what you love to do; you are surrounded by people who you care about and who really care about you; you feel valued and rewarded in all aspects of your life. You can not imagine things being better. Please remember that this is your dream. If there are others who are involved, please ask them to take the assessment. If necessary, you can negotiate later. The result will be a narrative of your life at that moment. You may want to repeat this exercise until the result fits your future vision.

Where are you living? (Choose/type in up to three: specifically, town, region, state, urban, suburban, rural, isolated, etc. If you don’t know a specific place, give any descriptors that you can, so that someone reading your vision would be able to picture where you are.)

Northeast region
Southeast region
Midwest region
Southwest region
Northwest region
The Plains
The desert
The mountains
The ocean
The city
The suburbs
The country

A warm region
A region with seasons
A hot, dry climate
A cool climate
A warm climate
A ranch
A farm
An island
Other
Specific city
Specific state
Specific country

You are getting close to home. Look around you. Name things that are part of your community...reasons that make this a special place to live. (Choose up to four)

Trees and plants
Wildlife
Being close to nature
Wide open spaces
View of the mountains
View of the ocean
View of a lake/stream
No people
Lots of land
Neighbor
Family
Lots of children
Friends
A warm, close community
Place of worship
Good schools

Recreational areas
Sports
Feeling safe and secure
Friendly people
A small community
The arts and theater
Good employment opportunities
Cultural diversity
The historical sites
The fast pace
The slow pace
Lots of weekend getaways
The beauty that surrounds me
Other
Other

You are now coming up to your home. Describe it from the outside...the physical building and what surrounds it.

Walk into your home - what do you see, what do you hear, what do you smell, what do you feel - what makes this a place you love to come home to? (Choose four total from any combination of categories)

Sights
Children Animals Friend/s My spouse An organized home A lived-in home My favorite chair Craft supplies	Food Plants and flowers Lots of windows and light Plants Favorite wall hangings Pictures of family and friends Other Other
Sounds
Pets greeting me The children's voices The baby The stereo The television	Someone cooking in the kitchen The washing machine Peace and quiet Other
Scents
Perfume The baby Food cooking Something baking Fresh laundry My pet	Candles Freshness in the house Flowers A fire in the fireplace Other
Feelings
Contented Happy Restful Cozy Grateful	Loving Excited Energetic Productive Other

You immediately go to your favorite spot - inside or outside. Where is it? What is surrounding you there?

A Favorite spot: (Choose one)
The garden On the mountain top In the desert By the ocean Workshop Pool Jacuzzi Art studio	Tree house Family room By a lake/stream A restaurant The library A shopping mall Other
Surrounded by: (Choose two)
Flowers Trees Meadow Animals Sand Pillows Books Craft Supplies Open Spaces Grass Projects	Water Desert plants Quiet people Stores People milling around Birds Friends No one Other Other

Name three objects in your home that represent you - things that represent who you are and what you value. (Choose three)

Pictures/artwork
Kitchen utensils
Tools
Crafts
Color scheme
Furniture
Plants
Teddy bear
Family room
Family pictures

Magazines
Craft projects
Sports equipment
Television
Music equipment
Computer equipment
Exercise apparatus
Other
Other
Other

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