6 Gifts Your Future Self Will Thank You For

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1. The Gift of Setting Boundaries

Boundaries are essential components of well-being. Setting boundaries isn’t glamorous; it often provokes difficulties. Still, the gift of maintaining healthy boundaries is priceless.

2. The Gift of Well-Managed Energy

Investing in our body budget to avoid burnout and overload is the ultimate gift in our harried world, rife with overload and hyper-achievement. Lisa Feldman Barrett explains that our emotions are constructed from baseline investments we make in sleep, hydration, and nourishment. If we are in a state of perpetual depletion, we’re more likely to become reactive.

3. The Gift of Playfulness

Leisure and fun tend to have a way of getting squeezed out in the face of competing priorities and cultures that stigmatize anything but the constant grind. Invoking our childhood spirit and giving ourselves permission to be silly and irreverent, and to lose ourselves in activities and pursuits that spark joy can provide the reprieve our brains and bodies need to stay and do well.

4. The Gift of Delayed Gratification

Poor impulse control can lead to decisions we regret. This doesn’t mean we can invite spontaneity or go to the extreme of denying pleasure or waiting for special occasions to savor life. But research shows that patience can pay off and allow us to resist making quick choices like overspending or overindulgence.

5. The Gift of Mindfulness

Staying in the now and truly relishing in the current moment can pay dividends for well-being. Instead of replaying old events in our minds or being embroiled in anticipatory anxiety over what’s around the corner, we can give ourselves the present of staying present.

6. The Gift of Connection

Making time for cherished colleagues, friends, and family is worth doing. Time spent with people you care about is well invested. Seek people who are uplifting and bring joy. Relationships are cited among the most protective factors toward resilience. Even with competing demands, your future self will thank you for finding space to connect meaningfully."

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Reflection:

What gifts are you planning to achieve?

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