Writing a Letter to Your Future Self

-Just imagine writing a letter to your future self 5 years from now, then opening it, at that exact moment, 5 years down the road to read the message that the past you left for yourself.

-It is a useful supplementary tool to be used in goal achievement, because when you write the letter to your future self, it helps manifest your ideal vision for yourself in the future.

-As you read the letter in the future, you can assess how many things match up (or not) vs. your expectations in the past and think about why that’s the case. Often times, the goals we set and our goal achievement process are subjected to a lot of changes along the way, due to varying obstacles, unanticipated circumstances and changing priorities.

-The letter gives you a view of your initial vision and lets you recognize how your current vision differs from the past.

-In addition to that, at the very moment you are writing the letter, your consciousness is captured and stored right there in those words. When you open the letter in the future, you {as your future self} gets to compare how you used to be in the past and compare with how you are currently.

-This lets you see in totality how much things have changed since then — and this can be a really intriguing experience.

-It’s interesting to just see how much you have grown/changed since you wrote the letter.

Questions to Consider When Writing:

1.What fears are you facing that you hope to overcome?
2.What do you hope for yourself?
3.What do you love about yourself?
4.What spiritual guidance can you count on to help you?
5.What goals do you want to accomplish?
6.Why do these goals matter to you?
7.How will you remember to count on yourself in the future?

Sample Template for Letter Writing:

Dear Future Self,

I love you because…
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I am proud of you because…
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I am sad because…
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I forgive you for…
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I hope that you…
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I am thankful for…
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I wish for…
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I will show my love for you by…
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There are endless templates, styles and versions to complete your future note. Be creative. Put your own personal twist on it. Make it mean something to YOU, personally, privately or public, whatever floats your boat. Your future note to yourself can be serious, emotional, funny or a combo of it all. The beauty is that there are no rules in expression. Do you!! ;) I am currently in the process of my "future letter to myself". I encourage you to do the same.

Xo,
Annie