So, this notion of thinking about the future creating feelings of nervousness, anxiety, or fear has been wafting through my mind lately. I think perhaps the reason why the future generates feelings of anxiety has to do with the fact that we think we know what the future holds. So, we project ourselves into an imagined future, and in that imagined future we generate feelings that are more closely related to how we feel right now. Can you see the problem most of us have with our future?

One of my favorite quotes of Einstein is, “the most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile.” The answer each of us offers, he hypothesized, determines our destiny…or in other words, our future.

Huh. Imagine that?! The answer as to whether or not we are best buds with the universe determining our future.

Now, when I think about the future, I’m in love with the notion that the universe conspires to give me what I want just because that’s what friends do. Lately, I’ve begun to understand how my pal Uni (we call each other pet names), has given me glimpses of my future. Every step along my life’s path, I’ve received very specific and accurate glimpses of the future.

For instance, while considering a move to New York City in my 20s, the person I was visiting took a picture of me sitting in front of The Plaza Hotel contemplatively looking at the building in front of me. Several months later, I began working in that same building as a consultant for Estee Lauder. The first time I landed in St. Louis to help lead a workshop, I clearly heard a voice inside tell me that St. Louis was to be my home. I remember thinking, “What?! No way!” And obviously, after much kicking and screaming, St. Louis is my home. And just a few days ago, when we landed in Phoenix, AZ, I turned to Michal and said, “How come this airport is beginning to feel like home?” Could this be news of coming attractions? Hmm…

As I think about my life, I could go on and on with examples of how I saw the future just before it happened, or I realized the future had clearly been revealed days, months, or years before. It’s kind of like the Universe projects on the screen of our psyche a future based on how we’re operating now. The question is, do we trust it or not? Do we believe that we are capable and deserving of the future we’re glimpsing? My answer is a resounding YES! And another thing, it’s about time I believed in my wildest possibilities! What about you?!

Every now and then I’ve been noticing longer glimpses into the future, and I have to say, some of what I’ve seen might’ve seemed intimidating in the past. But not now. Now, I know that in each moment I’m generating the future. As I hold bigger, brighter, and bolder possibilities in the moment called now, five minutes later, I’ve already begun living into that possibility.

Who says you can’t time travel? Whoever it was, it wasn’t Einstein!

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