Big Vision

 

May 11, 2022

Artist with a vision board
 
 

“I have a vision.” (Writes me, two years ago.)⁣

“I live in a house in the woods. Custom designed and with custom finishes like gigantic windows and airy ceilings and elegant hand-crafted tile. My home gives me the energy I need to do all of the big things.”⁣

“My studio is out back, just as custom and cozy as my home. It inspires and fuels my work, but also serves as a gathering place. For friends, for family, for retreat guests, for bright-eyed students, for emerging and thoughtful community leaders.”⁣

“Nearby, a garden. 100% organic. It nourishes not only my family, but also those in the community who most need it and can't afford it.”⁣

“Everything is sustainably and mindfully built. To capture rainwater, to reduce energy use, to support humane labor and manufacturing, and to last.”⁣

“Those big things? A blend of the best of the best. Writing, art, travel, speaking, learning, hosting.”⁣

“I've published several books, all on seemingly unrelated topics but all born of deep, deep passion and all me. Art entirely created from desire and felt deeply because of its honesty.”⁣

“Creating and fostering community, others’ big dreams, and solutions to our world's greatest problems. Empowering, nourishing, connecting, enlightening.”⁣

Two years later, and I wouldn’t change a thing.

But do you know what has changed? Me. My belief. My identity. My action.⁣

I’ve heard it said that whatever follows “I am” or “I am not” is the most powerful spell you can put over your life—or the most destructive.

Your desires cannot out-perform your own self-image or your own identity.⁣

The question for you and me is—who is that version of you who already has what she wants?⁣

The Stephanie of two years ago believed that the only way to make her vision a reality was to follow the paths laid out by everyone else. And she was always disappointed because she didn’t listen or trust in herself.⁣

But today? I am leaning in to my big, authentic vision.

I am a writer AND an artist. I create moving and powerful works of art in whatever medium calls for it.

I put me and my vision first. And I have become a force to be reckoned with.⁣