For that, I’m infinitely thankful and indebted to you guys. I owe it to all three of us, but especially myself, to be a great man FIRST. Before an athlete, before an artist, before an intellectual, before I’m a person of great wealth, all starts at home. The heart, the mind, the soul. Thank you, mama. Thank you pops. I love you, and I forgive you.

I’m sorry. I forgive you. I wish you well and I’m sorry. My apologies and/or forgiveness might not be high on y’all priority list, but all in all, it’s there. Nobody perfect out here, we all stumbled and made mistakes. The biggest of which might be thinking we reach a place as people where mistakes and flaws won’t follow, which is definitely a flaw of mine that I work on everyday. What’s remembered is remembered, and what’s forgotten is forgotten. All that matters is that any ill energies and feelings of regret or sorrow or wasted are purified with the understanding that EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT SHOULD. Everybody who enters your life might not be meant to stay for the long haul. And that’s ok. As long as the lessons stay, as long as there’s still love in the heart, as long as we’re blessed with more time to live then all that other shit don’t matter. I forgive myself for my hand in souring our connection, as I forgive you for the same. I’m as much responsible as you might be, as neither of us truthfully are. Shit happened. It taught, as well as it hurt. I wish you the same grace, light, love, abundance that I wish for myself. Humbly, Purely, Truthfully.

My boy. My reflection. My soul. Baby panther with the power of a nation. I love you, boy! I mean that. I’m proud of you, You breaking generational, systemic curses daily. Do you know how powerful that is? Meditate on that as much as you need to cause that’s next level, that’s admirable. It’ll be a while before we can really birds eye view that shit but just know n*gga, Moms is proud. Pops is proud. Teedy, Uncle, Ma, Pop, they proud bro. Mawmaw told me she don’t know what she’d do if something happened to me and she don’t know how much I really needed to hear that. With the love of them, that’s all I need. I have other fans and supporters and shit that I love dearly, but I wanna thank YOU for not giving up on yourself, for honoring your divinity every day. You’ll be purely astonished and amazed by how life is getting ready to transition for us. “You think this is? This ain’t you life right there… watch this,” is the feels I’ve been getting. I’m thankful you forgave yourself, and everyone else, and surrendered finally. I love you, your morning breath as much as your intellect. We got this. It’s time to spread our wings. You ready?

Cause I am.

-Eric