The Two Yous

If you're leading a relatively comfortable life, chances are you've got a nice routine that you follow day to day and week to week. Every now and then something will happen--serious injury, a major illness, of yourself or a loved one, and priorities completely change and you live moment to moment and day to day. The universe shines a spotlight on you and every decision you make weighs heavily.

In those times, there's actually two of you present. The current you and the future you. The future you will remember what you did. If you did wrong the future you will receive a wound. The truly amazing thing is you'll know you're doing wrong because your guts will tell you so.

If you're thoughtful and cautious about the choices you make in those times and do the best you can you're being kind to your future self. Not only will you be happier but almost everything and everyone around you improve as well.