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the bittersweet ache of missing something you're not even sure you had
word rootsBlend of wishful and the old wistly, meaning attentively
not quite nostalgiaWistfulness can long for futures that never arrive
brain chemistryBittersweet feelings activate reward and pain centers at once
musical fuelMinor keys reliably summon this gentle yearning
useful sadnessStudies link wistful longing to greater creativity