If my future self could send me one sentence, I would hope it would be:
“The kittens are safe.”
For some reason, I have reoccurring dreams that there are kittens in danger and that it is my responsibility to save them. I’m pretty sure I understand the message there. They represent the things I value. They are the precious things that I want to keep safe in my life.
My relationships.
My creativity and expression.
My happiness and well-being.
A lot of the time those kittens need to rescued. I need to pick them up out of harms way, or stop them from getting lost. I can clearly see what the anxiety in those dreams is about.
If my future self could tell me the kittens were safe, I would feel reassured about what lies ahead for me.
Still, my future self could communicate that to me with even just one word.
And that word is zeugma.
It’s a private joke that’s so private I think I’m the only one who remembers it. But that word would indicate to me that I am doing well in the future and I am satisfied.
Being satisfied with how I am is all I feel I should hope for. Anything grander can be an unexpected bonus.
The Hope Neuron 
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