An old wives tale claims that when more acorns fall, a harsher winter is ahead. The tree already senses what is larger than itself and shares its forecast with those who depend on it for their future.

Have you ever thought about what bits of information you are leaving around for the community and universe as a whole to forecast your future? Think of every choice, thought, and item you own as a little ball of light, sharing its energy with your future self. You are becoming what stones you lay down for your path.

Let me explain more with a story. A couple years ago, I was following a blog by Ramit Sethi, who can be a pain in the butt, but also quite honest and frank. I wrote him an email telling him that I had an important message to share with the world, and I would love to be an international speaker and teacher but felt uncertain about how to do that. I was hoping he would reply with some great suggestions and maybe even some sympathy. He replied with one line: "what have you done to move beyond local stuff?" In other words, had I already laid any seeds that could grow, or was I just sitting around expecting the director of TED to call me up? This was awakening for me to come to grips with where I was putting my energy. It's time for me to really chew on this idea some more. Join me!

 Becoming the person we want to be, begins today and it begins with our choice.  A healthy body and mind, for example, comes from depositing hundreds of healthy choices now, for one to reap the benefits of in the future. If your goal is to have a better relationship with your spouse, write a book, or travel more, then ask yourself if you are living a life today that will bear that fruit in a year, or even 5 years.

We are, in a way, making unconscious prayers in the manner we keep our home, make room for our dreams, and even introduce ourselves.

Most recently, I have fallen in love with the book "The life-changing magic of tidying up" by Marie Kondo, which again has reminded me that even and especially the home life I create for myself, mirrors what my future holds. If we set the standard daily, the world will unfold accordingly around us.  Quite simply, we are the universe becoming.

What forecast are you predicting?