, your question is:
Past
Present
Future
Past
Your choices may not have looked attractive to you, but nevertheless, a choice had to be made in order to move past a stalemate.
Present
Upside down, right side up or sideways, the devil is the devil. Wake up and avoid deluding yourself.
Future
It might be time to disentangle yourself from your current circumstance and go in search of greater meaning and fulfillment.