A couple of months ago, when I signed up for her email list she sent out her Six Big Questions for a Healthy Life worksheet. I started working through the questions a bit when I first received them. Then things got busy and I didn't have a chance to look at them but I knew I'd find time again.
Today, on my last day of a girls weekend in Montreal, we did a couple of hours at the baths at Le Scandanive spa. During my rest portion of the bath cycle I pulled out my journal and my print-out of Dr. Chung's questions, and started thinking and opening up and going into my heart.
After doing the full baths rotation 4 times, on my last rest period, I started answering the question about what advice would my 100 year old self give to myself now. I thought I would have a hard time with it, but the words and the love flowed. I wrote a letter from my future self to my present self, dated today's date in 2077, which in itself is a little overwhelming.
But then I began, and I opened myself up to the love and the joy and the pride and the heart and so many wonderful things that my future self had to say to me now. I passed on some great advice (that I hope I'm not too stubborn to listen to), and in my true nature, wouldn't give away too many clues about what lies ahead (I really don't like spoilers, they make me even more stubborn than I already am!). ;)
It was a wonderful experience and even now my future voice is still speaking to me saying all the things that she ran out of time to write in the letter. I never want to forget how much I love myself, how proud I am of the woman I am and of the women I will continue to become. I want to remember how important it is for me to listen to the wisdom that I have and the wisdom that I share with others. To know that everything will be okay, to hear the voice of my future telling me that I will have it all, it's all waiting for me and it's really exciting and wonderful. I really am fabulous and I love me for it.
Do yourself a favour...take a minute and check out Dr. Diane Chung. http://drdianechung.com/ or on twitter @Drdianechung. If nothing else sign up for her email list and get her Big Six Questions and answer a couple. Or simply do the one I did today. Write a letter to yourself from your 100 year old self. Remember to be gentle where needed and firm in other areas. Remember to advise yourself as you believe you would and be true to yourself. And mostly don't do any of it because I said to...do it if something I've said makes you want to. :)
Lastly, I just want to say thank you Dr. Chung. You say in that first email to let you know how it goes. And all I can offer you is my gratitude for sharing those questions with me. For putting your best intentions out when you asked them. For trusting me (and everyone who receives them) to be true to ourselves and to continue to learn and grow. From the bottom of my heart I offer you my thanks. :)
Happy July 3rd everyone.
In Memoriam - Susan Saville, today she would have turned 46 years old.
With Love
~sarah~
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