I wish you only the best, Chris. Strength.

Remember who you were yesterday.

Remember who you were six months ago.

Remember who you were a year ago. Five years ago. Ten years.

Who you are right now is the result of that past.

Who you will be tomorrow is a result of the decisions you make today.

Every day you get to make that decision for yourself. "Who am I going to be today?"

You could be incarcerated in a North Korean prison, sitting on a beach in Tahiti, or riding in the back seat of a Land Rover driving across the Serengeti. But you still get to make that decision, "Who am I going to be today?"

Your past is all up in your face right now, and it can be hard to see around it. But you get to decide who you are going to be, how you are going to engage with the world, what you are going to let go and what you are going to cherish, and you get to make that decision every single day. At some point you will find power there. You will find possibility and open doors and a future.

I hope that day comes soon for you, my friend.

Be well.