Walking with My Future Self
My Most Powerful GPS
Walking with My Future Self
The most powerful navigation system you’ll ever use isn’t a GPS — it’s your future self.
We walk down an unpaved road, hand in hand, radiant in the warm sun. We are both tan and relaxed, laughing as we share silly stories with each other. He’s wearing a short-sleeved white linen shirt, and I’m in a white linen tank dress belted at the waist, sandals on my feet, a broad sun hat on my head, a woven bag over my shoulder.
We sit at our usual table outside our favorite seaside restaurant, the sound of waves and gulls wrapping around us. It is idyllic.
That is my vision — the vision I hold of my future self, ten years from now. The details are clear. I can feel the warmth of the sun, smell the salt air, hear the laughter. In my mind, it’s real. When I think of it, pleasure envelops my whole being.
Making Decisions and Finding Footing
This is the vision I return to when I make decisions:
What would future me do in this situation? Would she buy this? Would she say yes to this?
My vision keeps me aligned. It feeds my soul and steadies me through challenges. I know good things are ahead, and my choices reflect that knowing. My life flows with more grace and ease.
This isn’t about living in a fantasy. It’s about being anchored in the present while guided by a clear compass. I am no longer letting others steer my destiny — I am the creator of my own life. I stay connected to my future self, feeling her strength, her grounded calm.
Her path is my path. It gives me assurance and comfort as I walk through today’s uncertainties. It helps me keep faith — in the bigger picture and in myself.
My vision grew out of a felt sense of how I want my life to feel. It emerged from an inner knowing, not a to-do list.
That doesn’t mean my life is perfect now. But having a sense of direction — and knowing I’m moving toward it — guides my daily choices and keeps me in motion.
Grounded in Science
This future self concept grows from the awareness that thoughts create reality. We are energy, and we can use that energy intentionally to create the life we desire.
Our brain is a powerful tool. Most of us are taught how to survive, not how to thrive.
What would thriving look like for you?
The Shift
Instead of standing where you are and looking forward, try shifting perspective: imagine your future self vividly, then make decisions from her point of view.
The clearer your image of that future self — and the stronger the bond between who you are and who you’re becoming — the faster you align your identity with her.
Whatever we focus on strengthens. By envisioning your future self, you’re fostering change at the identity level, because lasting transformation requires you to see yourself as the new you.
“It is impossible to create any new future when you are rooted in your past.” — Dr. Joe Dispenza
When I hold the vision of my future self, I know who I’m becoming. I move toward her, one choice at a time. I show up for myself. There is no savior outside of me — my savior is within.
I am here to create myself, to become my best self.
A Closing Invitation
Take five quiet minutes today. Close your eyes and meet your future self.
Ask her: What do you need from me now?
Then listen. She already knows the way.
Tarot Pull
Four of Pentacles
When I pulled a card to accompany this week’s message, I received the Four of Pentacles — a gentle reminder that holding on too tightly keeps me from growing into who I’m becoming.
My future self doesn’t cling to what she has; she trusts in the flow of life, in her ability to create, and in the abundance that’s all around her. Each time I loosen my grip and release the need for control, I step closer to her — open-handed, open-hearted, ready to receive.