An Ode to My Logic

Dearest Logical-Self:

Hello there! This is your subconscious-mind speaking. I hope the real world is treating you well! I know, it must be a bit of a shock to hear from me in such a formal fashion. I mean, we have worked together for thirty years - most of it on, well, rather abrasive terms, I must admit - yet I have never reached out to you in such an intimate, cordial way. In fact, the relationship has been rather one-sided. It is with this sudden realization, however, that I am reaching out to you with, well, an apology.

Call it a by-product of maturation, or call it what you will, but over the last year, my heart has become heavily weighted with feelings of intense regret and despair towards the eroding state of our relationship - like an anchor with infinite lead falling into the deepest of ocean trenches. While I feel like I have done many helpful things towards keeping you safe and out of trouble over the years, I truly believe my overanxious, pessimistic nature has prevented you from experiencing many of the physical and emotional wonders life has to offer - a nature which has ultimately manifested itself negatively tenfold over. Nevertheless, I am sorry.

Now, I know and understand that most of the truly fantastic things in this world are not merely defined by a singular, negative event, whether experienced personally or through the senses of another. Nor, should a certain, lasting friendship be axed before it starts on the remote possibility of an adverse "could be." I mean, you never know until you try, eh? Needless to say, those were ideals born out of borderline-paranoia which I had utilized to protect you from danger in an ironclad shroud, completely oblivious to the far-more-likely positive prognoses of life's endless challenges, encounters, and decisions. Again, I am truly sorry.

It may seem like many years too late, but I want to turn this relationship around and make things right between us. I mean, I must admit that your courage to step up and attempt to defy me in recent years has been truly admirable. Even though the results have been mostly futile, your persistance has made me realize that I need to step up and do what's right - to wake up, smell the coffee, and pull my head out of my ass, so to speak. I truly feel that if I work towards being more open-minded and optimistic - starting now - we can work together to cultivate a wonderful, fulfilling life - a life both satisfying and, eventually, financially lucrative. So, what do you say? Will you accept my apology?

Sincerely,

Your Subconscious