Be Your Future Self Now Novels & Stories

I smiled in the mirror as if it was a symbol that I was going to move forward and make a change for myself. "From now on I will forget about you forever Troy. From now on I won't think about you anymore. I will move forward and change myself for you. I will make sure that when we meet again you'll gonna be a stranger for me, ”I just smiled as I talked to myself in the mirror and at the same time took a deep breath.

‘Expect disappointment to avoid getting disappointed. But I must feel positive about this. Everything has been going well since we started dating. So I should just look on the positive side and try to have a clear picture of my future. It's okay to feel disappointed. Everyone gets disappointed. I need to focus on the present more and enjoy the times we spend together. Appreciating what is and not thinking too much of what will be, gives a sharp focus of the future. I smile to myself. Maybe I should just quit my job and be like Oprah. This pep talk I just gave myself, is blowing my own mind.

Unfortunately, as a child and adolescent, I hardly had any influence on it. Maybe I just should have been careful not to get so bitter. But who paid attention to that as a teenager? There were other problems. Also, I lived for the present, not the future. Only now did I understand that the future arose from the present. No, I had to change some things about myself. Many only talked about it, but ultimately stuck to their dreams. Don't dream your life, live your dream - this memory came back painfully. I vowed to do just that. And if it was the last thing I did, one day it would be.

" I was teary not because of the pain or whatsoever, but because even I was glad to be back. I had made up my mind to forget everything, and leave the past behind me. If I wanted others to leave the past behind themselves and see the bright future ahead, I needed to start first of all from myself.

What if he just wanted to take advantage of my current situation and leave me after he got what he wanted All these questions rushed through my mind leaving me with no solution. I then looked at my current situation and my possible future in this place then made a decision that my future self would for sure make it again "Yes"

A life I call my own. “As we move on from these moments and friends we made, we will face more challenges along the way, meet new people and learn new things. We will go through new experiences from leading a pack, to protecting the ones we love, to even going on a journey to find ourselves. But today, know this.” I pause again, the smile on my face morphing from fake to a genuine grin as the endless possibilities in front of me after today bring a peace of mind, my own words encouraging me to look towards my own future.

“But your past actions can surely define your future, you mold your future on the basis of your past mistakes. Past matters, Papa. It does.” I corrected him because where me and Vincent are, it’s all the mistake of the past. Your past makes you what you are today. You cannot forget it, it will remain a part of your memory forever. Your past decides your future. “Where do you learn these talks?” He asked in disbelief as I also didn’t expect these words from myself. “I don’t know.” I trailed off, my heart was empty, dejected from my own self. Everything was all over the place.

“That’s the point, Ava. The Queen convinced you that ordinary love wasn’t enough. But maybe ordinary love is the bravest, most revolutionary thing you can choose. It’s not about filling a hole. It’s about building something together that doesn’t need to be filled by excess.” Her words stayed with me for days, like seeds planted in soil I had long thought barren. The real breakthrough came during a new experimental therapy session Dr. Voss had introduced — “Future Self Visualization.” We were asked to write letters from our future selves, ten years ahead, describing the life we had built. I wrote mine with trembling hands, the words flowing faster than I could control. "Dear Past Ava, It’s be

But that was all in the past now. "Ed…" I scoffed. "Do you really think your dear Ed would do anything?" I made a bet with Younger Me. The terms were simple. Younger Me would lose if Edward made me suffer for Madison again. And I wanted her to stay far away from both of them from then on. I wanted to change the future by changing the past. One week from now, Younger Me would turn down the invitation to that gathering and cut off all contact with Edward. She would graduate smoothly, secure her graduate school admission offer, and never again have to live under the weight of shame.

Another point which we hardly notice or take lightly is not focusing on "the now we have right under our noses... Focus on the present! Worrying to a certain degree about your future is normal, but don’t overlook the power of being in the present moment. You can’t change the past, but you can control what you do right now. Stop caring about what people think of you. Fear of criticism is one of the most destructive fears known to humanity. It can debilitate you to the point paralysis. Learn early in life that it doesn’t matter what people think of you. It really doesn’t. And besides, people are too worried about what you think about them to care about you!