Week 19
The Evolving Canvas: A Home's Future Story
This writing exercise encourages you to envision your home as a dynamic space of untapped potential. By crafting its future story, you'll uncover insights about your aspirations, needs, and the life you want to cultivate within its walls. This is where you can choose a timeframe that feels right—perhaps 1 year, 5 years, or even 10 years into the future. If you are working with an existing home, start by providing a well-crafted evaluation of your home as it stands today. What are its current uses, its strengths, and its limitations?
If you like, you can write in the present tense, as if you are experiencing this future now.
Aspirations and Purpose: What are the subtle whispers of what you wish your home could be? Are there activities you dream of doing there? What is the overarching feeling or purpose your home embodies in this future? Is it a sanctuary, a vibrant hub, a creative studio, a quiet retreat, a place for growth? Give it a name or a guiding principle.
The "North Star" Vision
As you write your story, reflect on what is being revealed.
Emergent Themes: What recurring ideas or needs did you discover?
Values Reflected: How does this future home align with your core values? What does it say about what's truly important to you?
The "Why" Behind the "What": Why are these aspirations meaningful to you? What kind of life do they enable?