Show Future You some Love

Show your future self some love!

Self care really has two distinct parts - caring for your past self- showing it the love that it deserves (but maybe didn't receive yet) , and loving yourself enough to take care of your future self too.

Today we are looking forward - to sustain and create better circumstances for your future self. Sometimes that doesn't feel very good in the moment. This version of self care can involve hard work.

Things like cutting back on spending $$, doing the hard work to clean and build to create a beautiful space to be in, ditching the big parties and choosing simple, low cost connections with friends (financially and energetically), cutting out people and situations that aren't good for you, or being diligent enough to exercise, eating healthy and get lots of sleep. What do you need to do to show your future self some tough love?

If these things seem too hard for you right now - that's ok. Maybe your past self is needing all of your time and energy right now. If that's the case - just think on it, and jot down some ideas on what caring for your future self might look like to you. Then when you're finished giving your past self the care it needs, you'll be ready with those ideas. Taking care of your past self helps lighten the burden on your future self.

It's also a day to let yourself indulge in a few simple pleasures- ones that will continue to bring joy to your future self. No guilt! You deserve it! It's not easy to take care of someone. So, reward yourself for taking care of you!