Once a month, I team up with a a therapist who is a dear colleague and friend, and together, we offer a Zoom program called, “Mindfulness Moments.” People join us on the screen, and from a comfortable position in their own homes, my colleague leads us in a mindfulness exercise. I facilitate some discussion afterward, but I treasure this time because I am doing less leading and more receiving. I love her thoughtfulness and wisdom; I love to practice mindfulness and meditation alongside her.
Last night, she asked us to imagine that it’s December 31, 2024. She invited us to create a meeting between our future selves and our present selves, both feeling gratitude for the other.
I want to extend this imagination to you today. And if you, too, would like to go to a quiet place to consider this, imagine the relationship between your current self and your end-of-the-year self. What do you want that to be like? There can be gratitude, because after all, your future self is an inspiration to where your present self wants be, but your future self didn’t get there with out the work and intention of your present self.
Imagine with us… It’s December 31, 2024.
Did you travel anywhere?
Did you gain some strength?
What hobby did you finally spend more time doing?
How much self care did you give to yourself?
What were your greatest achievements that you worked so hard to begin and now are major milestones in your life?
What did you learn?
—Renee Roederer
Smuggling Grace 