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“ON WRITING MY FUTURE SELF NOTES”

On January 19, 2018 by Dteb With 0 Comments - down to earth believer

I have begun writing my future self notes.  I am doing this because a good friend read somewhere that it was a good idea.  He tried it, and found it helpful.  So, I said to my (present) self, “Hey!  If it worked for him, it might work for me!”

Guess what: It does!

I wrote my 9:30 a.m. self a note to congratulate it on my 9:00 a.m. self not eating all of a very tasty treat that my wife served me.  Sure enough, I ate half of what my wife gave me, and a quarter of what I wanted.

I suppose we all want to go back and change certain things about our past.  Of course, we all also know that we can’t.  But what about the future?  Perhaps that’s enough to change.

There are times when you can’t conveniently write yourself a literal note.  However, you can write a mental note.  (If you can make a mental note, you can also write a mental note.)  Already today, I wrote my future self a mental note.  I was working out at Planet Fitness.  They have Tootsie Rolls on the counter, and you can take some as you walk out—or as you walk in, if you would like.  I wrote myself a mental note, telling my future self that I would be proud of myself if I didn’t do the Tootsie Roll thing today.  Again, it worked!

Perhaps you would like to join me in this practice.  If so, be sure to write to your future self in a positive way.  Actually, come to think of it, I am writing these notes from my future self, rather than to him.  But, in any case, keep your notes positive and encouraging.  Make it the kind of note that you would like to receive from someone else, or give to someone else.

Dear 2:30 p.m. Self,

Congratulations on posting on your blog today.  Well done!

Warm Regards,

Your (now) Past Self

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