Daily writing prompt

What will your life be like in three years?

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“You spend too much time in the moment, when are you going to think about your future?”

My mom stated that when I was about 16. Maybe. In those days we lived moment to moment, partly brought upon by survival mode, and partly because we were teenagers. There was also the belief of not making it to 18 at play as well. Mostly brought to life by religious indoctrination since we were little, the consistent: “the world is going to end in your lifetime,” spiel from older people. And untreated depression, anxiety, cPTSD; y’know, the usual. It made thinking about the future difficult.

We saw no benefit then to plan for a future we weren’t even sure we would be around to see. And now, here we are over a decade later. Albeit there’s a lot of trauma to unpack in therapy, but we’re here. That’s got to count for something at least.

In 3 years we’re not sure what life will be like. Hopefully we’ll have our shit together. A car, a license, a home, a degree in Industrial Maintenance, a job in that field, and hopefully more growth with ourself. That’s really all we’re concerned about.

To be frank the idea of imagining that far out, when we’ve crested into our 30’s by that point, it’s hard to really see it. All we have are hopes, ideas, and uncertainty. The same as what we have now, minus a few. Either way, I’ll be thankful if we get that far.

-Axel