Guilt or Pessimism?

Daily writing prompt

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?

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Maybe I’m just in a mood today, but this daily prompt is unlovely. I dwell on all the negatives in the past. Guilt and shame and regret. Rarely do I dwell on the good old days without feeling bad about where they went.

When contemplating the future, I am frequently pessimistic. Sometimes I get excited about the future, but often I’m bummed out about it, or wind up unable to see the route from here to there. I have plenty of exciting dreams to dwell on, but eventually the daydreaming tries to become more pragmatic, more practical. How do I make it happen?

And that then throws me back into thinking about how I didn’t do enough in the past to prepare for the future. Wheeeeeeeeeeee brain chemistry.