55 - A Gift To Your Future Self

A gift to your future self A few weeks back I put out a video saying “Julia Roberts was wrong”, criticising a point a client had relayed to me from ‘Eat, Pray, Love.” This is my apology note to Elizabeth Gilbert after listening to her on the Tim Ferriss podcast where she dropped this gem. Very often, we avoid doing things we know our good for ourselves. Mainly because they’re not immediately fun and take some work. When Ms Gilbert is faced with one of these tasks (she names flossing as one of them) she reframes it as a gift to her future self. Studies also show that giving and service for others can immensely boost our well-being. I never considered the ‘other’ to be your future self. This is a fantastic way to think about doing all the things we know we should do but don’t do. It has the power boost our mood in the present and making our future live better. She also adds in that she can thank her former self for what they’ve done (like cleaning up the apartment over the weekend) and I think it’s a brilliant take on gratitude as well. I’m going to fold both of these into my self care practice, why don’t you try it as well and let me know how it goes?