#7 The Power of the Future: Shaping Your Emotional State and Happiness

Feeling stuck, depressed, or down with life is often a direct symptom of having a poor relationship with your future. 100% of how you feel at any given moment is based on how you perceive your future. Your conscious and subconscious mind is constantly thinking about what’s ahead. Human nature is designed in such a way that we create patterns to protect ourselves, and our minds play out these patterns in future scenarios to help us avoid pain. While these patterns can serve us at times, keeping us safe, they are not always conducive to happiness. In fact, they are often the root cause of much of our dispair.

To navigate through the thought patterns that serve us and those that no longer do, we can use the power of the future. Whatever is happening in your life today is 100% of your creation. Taking ownership of your life—whether good, bad, or ugly—is the first step in identifying the patterns that are holding you back from joy and happiness. Your mind projects potential future scenarios, recalling attitudes and patterns from your past. However, the past feelings projected into your future are lies—they haven’t happened yet. These automatic thoughts, programmed into your subconscious, aim to keep you safe, but they don’t always serve your happiness.

When you feel unhappy about your future, your present state reflects that exact unhappy future—but remember, it’s a lie because it hasn’t happened yet. To change how you feel in the present, you must first change how you see your future. The easiest way to do this is by exercising your imagination and creating your own magnificent future. Envision your ultimate future self: What admirable qualities and attributes does this future version of yourself possess? What kind of lifestyle does this future self-enjoy?

When you emotionally connect to this happy, healthy, positive, thriving version of yourself, a chain reaction of miracles begins to unfold. The universe starts to conspire and attract your magnificent future into your reality. As challenges arise, you will be able to overcome them by consulting with your all-knowing, awesome future self. The stronger the relationship you have with your future self, the easier it becomes to tap into the divine intelligence of the universe for your joy and happiness.

Make your future self your best friend. You can either go through life questioning your existence, making up disempowering lies about being a victim, or you can create your dreams by tuning into the frequencies that attract the lifestyle you desire, how we perceive the future controls our emotional state in the present. Since the future hasn’t happened yet, all we’re telling ourselves are lies. The choice is yours: Will you tell yourself empowering lies or disempowering ones? You can control your emotional state by envisioning a magnificent future. The more you connect with this ideal future, the more coincidences will occur, drawing that vision into your reality.

"Any thoughts about the future are lies, so you might as well tell ones that leave you empowered."

– CM

"My dreams are my dress rehearsals for my future."

– David Copperfield

"Your future is a blank canvas, and you are the artist—paint it with bold, empowering visions."

– Unknown

Ask yourself: How do I perceive my future, and how can I reframe my vision to empower my present self?

Action step: Take time to write down the qualities and lifestyle of your ultimate future self. How do they live? What habits, values, and traits do they embody? Make a habit of connecting emotionally with this vision every day, and watch as your life begins to align with this powerful future.

The Power of the Future #allthetimehappiness