Your future self could be the most important person in your life. They exist as a seed inside, that you can grow how you wish.You shape their life every day. Their quality of life depends on the choices you make now, the micro-decisions each day, week and year. It’s hard too, balancing our current needs and capacity with our future selfs happiness. We need to keep our inner critic quiet while we make our choices. We can hold in mind a vision of who we wish to be at one point in the future, to help determine our actions now. Our future is cradled in the choices of today.
Ooh, I have been pondering this all week, trying different words to distil what I want into one, easily-remembered thought 🤔
I've finally-not-finally come up with 'discerning' - the worthwhile from the dross, the balanced from the chaotic, the healing from the patched-up... 😊
What one main gift can you give your future self today that affects you the least right now, and them the most?
Yes! I need to have this conversation with my daughters too! Thanks 😊
You might also like this one, for my daughters 18th earlier this year 🩷
Were you going to put a link?
Sorry yes! 😅 it’s here: https://lettersfromtherapy.substack.com/p/everything-i-wish-i-knew-before-a
Thank you!
I love this post.. lots to reflect on.. thank you 💕
Thanks Jane, I’m so glad you liked it!
Reading stuff like this 😊
Haha! Glad it’s helpful isaiah
Yeah, and I’m glad you’re here too
Enjoyed reading this Kate - and lots to ponder for the summer. Thank you!
Great Lauren and thank you! Your future self will be thankful too 😊
What a great read! I love how you call micro habits as gifts to future. It helps our mind to be more open and willing to change.
A little shift in daily life gos a long way in the future! ✨
Oh, very thought-provoking...thank you! I shall ponder...😊
Oh good Janey! Let me know how you get on ☺️
Ooh, I have been pondering this all week, trying different words to distil what I want into one, easily-remembered thought 🤔
I've finally-not-finally come up with 'discerning' - the worthwhile from the dross, the balanced from the chaotic, the healing from the patched-up... 😊
Sounds good Janey!
Oh I will thank you...hit seventy next year, so it seems more important than ever to get some of these things 'right'
I think it’s important all through life though yes the stakes may be higher as we get older ❤️
Came across your post from July while publishing mine - algorithm matching? ☺️
I love your take on the inner critic.