A letter from Jul 15, 2025

Dear FutureMe, I hope you're doing well... I hope you've lightened up on the drinking, and learned to laugh a bit more... I hope you've forgiven yourself for your faults (both real and imagined) ... I hope you've managed to take a risk or two... Finish writing your stories... And learned to reach out to those who actually like, or (God forbid) love you... I hope you've learned to let go of (some of) your suspicions, and mistrust of people ... Believe it or not, you're not as bad as you believe you are... And can be actually better than you think you can be ... Yeah, I'm surprised too... You're a decent guy, Phil ... Time to start believing that before the lights go out ... Phil