Daily writing prompt

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

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Do I spend more time reflecting on the future or the past? That’s an interesting question especially for me. My answer is Yes. Huh?

I spend a lot of time on both. There are a lot of things in my past that I wish I could change or handled differently. Should I have pursued that bowling career at Wichita State when I graduated from high school? I should have stopped trying to fit in or be cool at school by saying stupid things? I could go on. The list is really long of things I would change.

It’s sort of the same thing about the future. I want to make sure that my kids don’t go through the same stuff I did or be better prepared for life. I want them to be smarter and be more successful. Pursue those dreams and don’t let anything stop you from pursuing it.

I also worry about my wife with her health. Will she ever get better or get healthier? I worry about my Mom as well as she is getting up there in age too.

Maybe I shouldn’t worry about the future too much and just live in the moment. That sounds too cliche. However, it’s probably the right mindset to have. I can only control my actions each day and hope that it leads to better things in the future.

I do worry about what will this country or planet be like 30 years from now when my kids are close to my age? I often ask myself what kind of a world have I brought my kids into. Growing up as a kid, I didn’t have to worry about the things my kids or people in general have to worry about today.

I do wish there was a way I could erase those things in the past that give me pain, discomfort, or embarrassment. Yeah, it helped me grow and learn but I don’t want to revisit those memories.

As for the future, I just hope for a day where there is peace or just a better world than what is happening today.