Your Future
Looking at our future from this moment of time can be frightening and overwhelming. We are suspended in a seemingly unending COVID-19 nightmare, a profound disturbance in our normality.
The future is fluid; very little is set in stone. Part of our future is determined by circumstances, part by ‘fate’ and then there is ‘free-will’; our personal effort and commitment and the consequence of our decisions or lack of decisiveness. As 2021 begins it is a good time to take a personal inventory and make plans for your future.
I invite you to do an exercise of intention. Create some quiet, centered, personal space, and write a letter to yourself from the future you desire. The focus can be in your career, your relationships, personal habits you want to overcome, and/or personal goals you would like to achieve. You can address one issue or multiple issues. Be as specific as possible not only regarding the end result, but also with the behaviors it will take to accomplish these goals.
Be realistic. Be thoughtful. Be kind. As you write your letter treat yourself with respect and encouragement. Affirm and support yourself. Acknowledge your fears, soothe and remove them, choose to entertain faith, not fear. Create a neat, clean document because you deserve to be the recipient of a beautifully written letter from your future.
When you are finished, put the letter in an envelope and address it to yourself. Then give it to a trusted friend, asking them to mail it to you in one month. Do not omit this important step.
In this exercise, you will have set and defined your intention, and created usable strategies for attaining your future goals.
Start now…your future is waiting!
Blessings!