A way I love to inspire myself, is to be selective about what I put on my wallpapers. On my computer, my phone, my ipad, on any device I look at. I often cycle through different inspiring pieces depending on what I am working on or what I want to achieve.
Inspiration graphics are a way of setting intentions. These intentions can be to do witih work, relationships, growth, home, plans for the future or even things you need and want now. The key to these graphics is that you can bring your ideas into a visual form.
Mindmap & Brainstorm
Create a mindmap, in the middle bubble write your intention. Some ideas:
– To feel less anxious
– To grow my business
– To have my own home
– To build my friendships
– To build my relationship
Around this, draw lines with all the things you can do, to accomplish this. Some ideas to feel less anxious:
– Practice mindfulness exercises
– Exercise
– Crystals
– Essential Oils
– Read
– Spend time in nature
Elaborate on each piece and make notes about why. What has led you to want to feel like you need to make these changes. Be as detailed as you can as to why you want to do this.
Keywords
From everything you have on your page in your mindmap, pull out all the single key words and some phrases that summarise each element. This could be things like; running, swimming, walking, trees, flowers, books, music.
Find the images
Pinterest is a great source of images, but even a simple google search. Grab each keyword or phrase and search for those and save the images that resonate with you the most. You want the images that you connect with the most, the ones that make you feel emotional and the ones that you look at that represent your end goal.
When you feel like you have all the images that represent what you want, its time to bring them together into a graphic.
Assemble
Canva is free -> create a design -> select desktop wallpaper or do custom dimensions
Be playful with the arrangement of your images. You can use the free elements to put your images into frames and shapes to make it interesting. You can add customisable borders and text and use a variety of fonts.
Fill the board, or leave blank spaces, move things around as much as you want. Once you’re happy with it, download the png and set as your wallpaper.