It’s so good to see you again. I was hoping you’d stop by. I wonder what you’ve learned since the last time we met.

Me? Well, this lifetime has been quite the hike up the mountainside. For a long while, I couldn’t find anywhere to fit in and even when I did, it never felt right. No place to call home.

You won’t be surprised to hear that that sort of thing can turn a person blue. I tried to ease the pain and bury the truth, but nothing worked. I didn’t realize I was treating the symptoms when what I needed was the cure.

Depression. Mania. Psychosis. Involuntary commitment. This is what can happen when the spirit is pushed too far.

Rock bottom is a strange place. When you’re down there, you realize you don’t know much of anything. Lucky me, I had good people to patch me up and point me back to the path. And even though I was tired and frustrated and sad, I just had to know what was at the peak. So, I climbed. 

The view from up there is breathtaking, but rather lonely for someone who likes to tell stories, hold hands, and laugh hard. You see, that’s why I came back. You and me, we’ve got a mission. This time, we’re bringing everyone to the top. Every last, single, beautiful, precious one.