Hello.
Today I wanted to talk about how we view the past, the present, and the future.
Because obviously the past, the present, and the future are very relevant.
The past, the present, and the future consume our minds probably 95% of the time.
I mean, there's not much else to think about, right?
I've had unhealthy and healthy relationships with these three time periods, if you will, throughout my life.
And I can almost guarantee that you have too.
And so today I wanted to talk about what I think healthy perceptions are of these time periods and what unhealthy perceptions of these time periods are.
Because we constantly think about these time periods.
It's easy to become obsessed with them in a way, to become obsessed with the past or the present or the future in a way that's imbalanced, I would say, and unhealthy.
So today we're going to be talking about the unhealthy ways and the healthy ways to see each one of these time periods.
So let's get into it.
Let's start with the past.
Unhealthy ways to think about the past.
I think number one, and one of the ones I most struggle with, is feeling intense guilt and shame for past actions.
Even if what you did in the past wasn't that bad, and even if nobody remembers, and even if nobody knows, you know, it's in your brain, it's in your memory.
And as you go through life and you grow up and your moral compass becomes stronger and you become a better person and your conscience becomes stronger, you're going to look back at shit that you did in the past and be like, oh, my God, like, that was not okay.
Why did I do that?
Like, why did I steal $5 from my friend's backpack because I wanted to go buy a Snickers bar?
Why did I not invite that girl to my birthday party just because I was jealous that she had a cuter outfit than me at school?