I was debating posting this written vision of my life in 10 years online, but as friends on Twitter reminded me, posting it can only help it come true.
Inspired by lululemon‘s goal-setting culture and tools, here is how I see my life in 10 years:
It’s a Sunday, my family’s favorite day of the week. The kids push our bedroom open and tackle my husband and me in our big, white bed. The standard weekend morning tickle-fest has begun.
Somehow I escape from the giggling commotion as my feet hit the cool wood floor of our Portland, OR, home. I dance down the hallway, past the kids’ bedrooms painted in bright blues and greens, to our spacious kitchen. I pull out the ingredients for vegan banana pancakes, my specialty, moments before six little feet followed by my handsome husband make their way to the kitchen counter.
We enjoy breakfast on our back porch, overlooking the beautiful Portland landscape with our dogs laying at our feet. Acoustic music plays through speakers in the background. The kids are all smiles as we discuss our annual vacation outside the country.
The kids’ personalities shine through their colorful, mismatched clothing choices as we get ready for a family hike. We love spending time together outdoors. Date nights usually include my husband and me taking long bike rides through uncharted territory, but we are even happier when we include the whole family.
My husband grabs me by the waist and kisses the top of my head as we leave our red front door behind us. The kids run ahead, picking small flowers along the way.
We rush off to church service upon returning from our hike. Our faith is a priority and is discussed regularly, along with our goals and dreams and opinions. We are quite a talkative, expressive family.
After a quick stop at the farmer’s market, the remainder of the afternoon is spent relaxing around the house. My husband chops fresh vegetables for dinner as we reminisce about how we first met eight years ago.
I work on my book and write articles from home, with most of my time dedicated to developing my family. I jot down notes of where the kids and I will travel throughout the upcoming week. I map out my workouts. My fifth Ironman is coming up soon!
I am content with life as it is. My family is my priority and love is the foundation.
Have you thought of where you see yourself in 10 years?
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Simply beautiful.
I look forward to seeing this unfold.
I want this life, too! Minus the Portland part.
Ashley this is fabulous!! I love your vision of your future, and I really really love the way you wrote it. Something about writing it as a narrative makes it seem so much more important and attainable as compared to making a list of goals.
Beautiful!
I really like this idea – writing out your vision like this is so perfect, and makes it seem like it can't help but come true. I might try this myself. Thanks for the inspiration, and best of luck on your journey!
This is lovely. Thanks for sharing your vision, Ashley!
I often think of the different places where I might be in ten years. That's part of what makes life so beautiful, I think – that the PRESENT is so vibrant because we're continually working towards our vision of the future.
This gave me chills! Just beautiful Ashley
I hope you get everything that you want in life…you seem like such a great person and you should accept everything in life that makes you happy, and nothing less 
Beautifully written! I was just in Portland this weekend for the Portland Marathon. It is a beautiful city but a little too rainy for me. I agree with Caitlin – I want this life too, minus the Portland part
Sounds absolutely beautiful, Ashley!
What a beautiful future! I can see Portland (or the Pacific Northwest) in my 10 year plan too
Beautiful and inspiring!
I love.
What a sweet, beautiful dream! I hope it comes true for you.
I haven't thought about it… but love reading your post – so sweet!!
This gave me goosebumps!
What a beautiful vision. It definitely speaks of love and family. You've inspired me to think about my own.
What a gorgeous vision for the future Ashley! The detail you have imagined is so exquisite, I have no doubt everything will unfold as you hope it will….
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I love this! I did a similar activity once in a stress management class and it was really inspiring. Perhaps I need to re-visit that "vision" for myself
Portland is the BEST city EVER! I LOVE OR. That's where I grew up!
this is beautiful, Ashley. With your positive outlook, I', sure that however your life turns out in 10 years, you will have made the best of all its opportunities and be dealing steadfastly with its challenges.
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