about the future.
I can see the future. I know where I will be.
It’s not some magic or hocus pocus. It’s knowing who I am and who I will be.
With decades of data on situations I’ve gotten myself into and choice I’ve made, how hard could it be? As time goes by, seeing the future gets easier. Hardly any new decisions come my way. Each new fork in the road looks a lot like one that I’ve stood at some time ago. I’ve got the experience to know which part of the fork is good for me and which part of the fork I will probably take.
So these days I choose my future rather than letting it happen to me. I declare my direction and set off to make my declaration a reality.
I know the bits of myself that make accidents happen. I’ve decided they don’t figure into my future plans. No arguing on that point. They “ain’t” going to happen. It’s my level of commitment that I’m using as my predictor.
Can you see the future? Sure you can. See it. Try it on. Find one that fits your dreams. Then make it happen.
Good morning Liz
You don’t waste any time do you? One minute you’re hosting the hordes at your birthday party and a few hours later and you’re best foot forward for a magnificent future!
No wonder we come here for inspiration:-)
(Though I did wait today until you were up. I didn’t want to be the one who pressed the on switch today!)
Joanna
Good morning Liz! I thought for sure you’d still be asleep after yesterday’s birthday bash!
This is an interesting post in that it caused me to recall a 35th-year high school band reunion I attended a while back. (I’ve never EVER been to any of my reunions, but this one… well I enjoyed being in the band.)
I remember thinking about who we were (zany high school kids), and who we turned out to be (accomplished members of society), and thinking – “Did we choose these roles, or did they choose us?”
Maybe in a sense they did choose us back at the beginning, but at some time along the way, we got into the mode you’re talking about here, and began to choose our own destinations.
The result? Satisfaction with life, and excitement about the future!
Cheers!
You hit the nail on the head with this post….I recently decided to take control and be 100% accountable for my future…I’ve been guilty of waiting for others to give me what I want, to make me happy, to make me whole. I’m with you …we need to take control of our future and steer it in the direction we want to go. Cheers! – Shannon Davis (www.beyondmotherhood.com)
Hey Liz,
I think it is so important to see the future. When I decided to make myself healthy I never doubted I could do it and heal my chronic pain. I set goals in all the areas of my life (emotional, spiritual, physical, relational and financial) and mini goals to get there. It helps me look forward to my future and gives me self confidence as I cross off the mini-steps I am taking to obtain the final goal. So glad Alex recommended your blog to me — what a GREAT place to be! : )
Jenny
Good morning, Joanna!
I had a few thank you notes to write. 🙂
Now I’m back in full force.
Did you see that lovely SOB widget that Vern and Tony made? It’s so cool and all of the SOB blogs are in there!
Robert!
What wonderful thoughts of the future you have. You’ll be attracting some fine events if you keep that up! 🙂
Hi Jennifer!
It’s nice to have here! Yep. With a positive eye on the future we can create a reality that is the world we wish for. Why not? As we think, so we feel and do. We are powerful. Your own story proves that. 🙂
Hi Shannon!
Welcome!
Yeah. You don’t need luck, when you can make things happen. Sometimes I forget that simple fact. Then I’m lost and wandering until I find my way back to it again.
Walking tall with a face to the sun is different attitude and it attracts different response from the people who meet us as we walk by them. 🙂
Is it synchronicity? I was just thinking last night of a comment you made a while back on my blog about the “future me” and I knew that as a milestone unfolds at successful-blog, this would be on your mind!
Hey Vern,
It could synchronicity. It could sympatico. It could be my utter predictability. [grin]
I sure believe that you knew, though.
Liz,
Knowing yourself is a tremendously valuable asset. Accepting and feeling grateful for who you are makes you even more powerful!
Mike
Well said, Mike.
Well said.
Add some unconditional love and we could be the most powerful people in the world. 🙂
Amen to that, Liz! 🙂
Yeah!
Hi Liz,
I guess I should come reading this post of yours whenever the future seems blurry because of too much negative stuff happening. It will surely help, just as it helped me today.
I have to say though, a post about the future seems like the best option after the huge party yesterday!
Hi Alina!
Celebrate two years and then look forward to two more! That’s the way I was thinking too. 🙂
After reading all these posts, can it be that the morning after is even better than the day before?????
If we do it right, it’s the way every morning should be. 🙂
Hi, thanks for highlighting the new widget – I’ve just added it to my blog, it looks great. Thanks Vern!
Back to the future… you know I’ve always found it less than totally easy to see my future – till someone suggested recently that I try feeling it, or hearing it (what would I be hearing other people say, what would I hear myself saying, what would the conversation in my head be like). I found this a much easier – richer – more creative future to imagine.
I have the feeling this is important to me somehow but in a way I’ve not yet quite worked out. But it relates to the sound of our words – which I hadn’t really twigged was what I’m listening for until you sent me the link to your piece of writing-music last week.
Anyway – here’s to a brilliant future for all of us, whether we see, hear or feel our way into it
Joanna
I imagine giving you a hug when we meet in the airport in Edinborough!
Great start to the future.
I didn’t make yesterday so, Happy Birthday!
Hi James!
Thank you! The future is looking bright indeed!
I realy can see into the future. I’m a 14 year old guy and can usualy see anywhere from an hour to a month into the future. The future is always changing. I usualy get with no better word visions the moment i wake up. I’v been able to do this for about a year now and it comes in handy(sometimes). If nothing major in my life is going on then ill see where someone lost something like my mom’s keys or where the remote is. I’m still not entirly sure if it is just my subconcheince telling me where things are thru memories(I forget things alot), or if I actualy can see into the future. The down side is that my friends think i’m a freak. I can’t controll what i’m going to see like think about it realy hard before going to sleep or something iv tried. I am also seing some stuff that is wrong. It isn’t necesaraly wrong it just isn’t the write time I guss. I think it is off time because the future is always changing. EX: six months ago I kept seeing my parent’s getting divorced at the begining of summer break, but they actualy got divorced at the END of summer break. Recently:I am also moving from NY to VA because it is the divorce agrement, but we can’t find an appartment down their, so it keeps getting delaid. I saw myself moving over halloween, but that hasen’t happend oviusly, so now I always wake up seeing that We move that weekend and we never do. It’s not like we are sitting still we have most of our stff packed up. I just don’t know what to do at this point. I get things right about 4/5 times but now all i see is myself moving away from my friends and famaily. I had this horribly vision this morning that We would be staying in a shelter. It is not as bad as people portay it is but it’s still pretty bad.( I’v stayed in a few.) I usualy change school districts every 2-6 months. I ocasunaly see people dying too. I do know that it runs in my fmialy though. Over the summer I finnaly met my aunt rebecca and she can see the future too. I haven’t told her yet. I haven’t told anyone exept my closest “friends” at school. From what I’v learned here about the social normality I am NOT going to tell ANYONE at the new school, Especaily those creepy school counslers. They want to know your entire life story when they can’t even pronounce your name right. I know this websight isn’t about realy seeing into the future but just taking controll of it with the present tools you have right now, but I just needed to let this all out on someone. Thanks for listning, and I have to tell you to be carefull what you wish for, because as you can tell seing the future is like taking in a weeks worth of greif in a single moment. Bye and I sure hope this “gift” starts showing me some good things.