Day 3: Write About a Rosy Future

Yesterday you went into a trance to access your Inner Guide. Another way to listen to your Inner Guide is to use your imagination; let yourself get carried away into your perfect future, a utopia - where the world is safe, the earth is thriving, and you are happy and healthy.

In your imagination, you can create a future that is positive and perfect, but you will need to suspend your pessimism about the human race. For this exercise, you will need to imagine a world where the best of humanity has won out over the worst.

Also, you will need to accept that you are capable of anything you put your mind to. Set aside all limitations and imagine yourself accomplishing your biggest dreams.

Take out your journal and pen, put on some imaginary rose-colored glasses, and fast forward your life - Choose a year 5 or 10 in the future:

• Close your eyes, and relax your body. Bring up an image of an older you, in your best possible life, in your own personal paradise. Picture where you are, what you look like, who you are with, and what you are doing. Most importantly, feel how you are feeling - excited, happy, clear, and satisfied.

• Open your eyes, and begin to write a letter from your future self, a rosy vision of your future life. Include as many senses as possible (sight, sounds, smells, touch). Write about the dreams and goals you pursued and succeeded at. Make it as positive and perfect as you can manage without feeling cynical. If cynicism arises, take a breath and say, "Anything is possible," then continue. Write about:
• the state of the world
• your career / retirement
• your family and your friends
• your activism or service
• your home and your hobbies

• Take a break for a few minutes. Get a fresh cup of tea or go outside to look at the sky, then come back and read what you wrote. Write a P.S. that includes anything you forgot to mention.