In the mist

In the beautiful garden of mist, ye may but glimpse a slice of your future. Dare ye gaze upon the garden, with the risk of misinterpretation? Or would ye shy away, choosing blissful ignorance instead?

This photo was taken shortly after zip lining through the rainforest in Costa Rica. The mist brought such enchantment to this already wondrous garden ... It inspired workings of a fairytale, as sprinkled above. This was pretty much a straight-out-of-the-camera shot. I only cloned out a hint of the zip line.

I received a sobering nudge from my former self today. I forgot I sent it. At the promptings of a spiritual friend at the time, I wrote a letter to myself, over a year ago, at FutureMe.org, and requested that it be delivered today. When I saw it in my Inbox, I opened it with such curiosity and anticipation -- wondering what words I'd have to impart to my future self ...

When I read it, the portrait of the person I saw was someone laden with light, enthusiasm, drive and unyielding determination ... Were I to write to my future self again, I wonder how I would sound a year from now ... ?

Anyway, it was freaky to receive a letter from my former self. Here's a portion of it:

Dear FutureMe,

So you're probably wondering ... what happened on Friday, July 13th --- 2007? Well, I can tell you. You're feeling suffocated. By your job at >***<. You're dying there. You know there's a form of security there. But at what cost? Every second you're there, you're worried about the billable hours. Are you doing enough? What about all the work that's not billable and you're approaching the last hour and are nowhere close to the 8 hours you must bill that day. We're looking to kiss that world good bye. For good! You have plans with WWD. So 2 months in and you feel you've reached a plateau ... time is going by, you have to invest in leads and advertisement, but are you seeing any returns? Yes, the summer bonuses helped you break even, so you're not in the red. So be GRATEFUL that you're not in the red... Remember, you're a creative being. Plug into that creativity with this job. Who is even writing this? Is your Higher Self making that suggestion of being creative? I think so. Plus, you know there's light for sure ... Stay with the vibration of feeling secure, because all is safe. I mean the fact that you're healthy, beautiful, have a roof over your head with air conditioning, the coolest dog and cats ... I mean c'mon! You've got a lot going for you already! You have a whole support network of teams waiting for you to call on them for help.

You are a creator, choosing your creations. Focus on the color that you want.

Remember, you are a full being filled with well being and abundance. Open, Allow and Trust!!!!!

So, uh, wow ... So positive, trusting and spiritual I was ...

Anyway, as my current self, I deem the future only as distant as the next moment, as I know things can change on a whim ... in an instant ...