Janus Moments

Roman mythology features Janus as the God of beginnings and transitions.  He has two faces on his head that face opposite directions.  One face looks east, the other west. Symbolically they look both into the future and the past. They reflect back at the last year and forward to the next.


Choose a distant time and situation from the vantage point of your younger mind, body and spirit. Create a narrative and dialogue with that younger self from where you find yourself now.


What admonitions or advice could the older you provide for the situation?
How and why would the younger you claim, "this is as it should be right now. Just wait. . .'


After you've considered the two questions, write with insights gained from both directions.