Chapter 31. "Time lost."

Hey!

I hope -as always- that this finds you all as safe, happy, and healthy as possible.

Me?

Bah.

Lol.

No, I am okay! I can't complain, and I am not one for that sort of thing anyway.

I know that the majority of my issues are self-imposed, and I can -and obviously choose to- live with that. So why complain about it?

There are many more people who are in far worse-off places in life than I am, you know?

I have a place to live.

I can afford food, even if just barely.

I have a job, thus an income.

Life is hard, yes. But it is much harder for many more, in many ways.

I am grateful just to be alive most days, and even more grateful to have a small, dedicated reader base like you.

Thank you.

I will never be able to thank you all enough.

See you back here soon enough.

Enjoy.

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November 18th, 2018.

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Dear You.

This year is just flying by.

It's crazy.

I've been really wrapped up in nostalgia as of late.

Just reflecting.

Going back to some of those doors in my mind

That I had blocked and locked.

Sometimes it's good to go back

And look at all of the choices you did and didn't make.

The people.

The places.

The time spent.

The time lost.

The chapters that you would swear JUST happened, not but yesterday...

Time flies...have fun!

Do things!

Go places!

Make memories...

Just be SAFE.

-Dad.

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Hmm.

-This sounds very much like me, lol. I think that I was reading some of my old journals and doing some psychoanalytic work. I had a habit of doing that, and I am glad that I did. 

Go back, Kid. Go look at your old actions and choices.

See how you have changed and grown.

Hopefully, you HAVE changed and grown.

I don't go back as much these days, you know?

Know why?

Because I posted "Old Journals of a Millennial. Volume 01", and I am currently working/posting on Volume 02. I read soooooooo many old journal entries that I think I have PTSD, lbvs.

It's all for YOU, Kid.

You as well, folks.

These old pages will fade...as will my memory, with time.

But you can always come and read these here.

-Pay attention to your past, Kid. It can and will teach you a lot.

If you let it. Learn from it so that you don't burn yourself twice the same way.

You WILL burn yourself. You WILL make mistakes. Just learn, and be better the next time around, yeah?

-Time will pass you by a lot faster than you can imagine. Use it well.

Find what matters to you, and live for that.

I will leave you at that, and I hope to see you back here soon, yeah?

I love you, Kid.

You will be here one day.

As soon as you are meant to be.

I'll be here waiting.

Till then?

Safe travels, out there amongst the stars.

To all of you here on Earth?

Stay safe.

Stay healthy.

Stay vigilant.

-Redd.