I received a text message today and it made me think about how much has changed in my life since I started fighting for what I believe in.

In that time I have lost friends, had others ridicule me, family members act openly hostile towards me, old members of the armor up group stonewall me (to date not a single member of the old group has shown up in support), various people in my life express doubt that what I am doing is ‘real’, or ‘its all an act’ or he’s just <insert whatever they think I’m really doing>.. Apparently people don’t like the new me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Its unbelievable really, but it tells me I’m hitting the mark because standing up in life will make the people who doubted you really uncomfortable with your success. I’m proud of it actually.

This message was so timely, and not at all by chance that it showed up today on my phone.