A Message from Your Future Self

Some people suggest that you write a letter to your future self so that in two years time you open the letter and see if you have achieved the dreams and goals that you have set. Have you achieved your personal mission statement? Let’s turn this around: solution-focused therapy proposes that you write a letter from your future self to you today.

Writing this letter raises awareness about your life’s journey and about your “real self ”. It’s also a lot of fun. So write this letter as you would to your best friend, keeping it simple and friendly. Describe your healthy future self, your body, thoughts and relationships. Write about your desires in terms of health, physically and emotionally, about relationships, love, career, finances and spirituality. Be detailed and list what new activities you are doing. Describe answers to questions that are currently bothering you. Describe you new positive feelings. Describe how you feel about your life and the world around you. What do you enjoy about today? What are you thankful for?

Describe your achievements in your future life, the things you have achieved and your hopes and dreams for the next four years. Focus and describe a day in your future life at home, at work, with family. From your future self to your present self, pass on some wisdom and encouragement for darker times when motivation is low and when you feel vulnerable. Identify important lessons that you have learned and want to pass on. Print the letter and sign it. Think of this letter coming from a place of change, of strength, where you are living your real life. This is your best life, this is your transformation.