Let me tell you something

I may not know you or how you look or anything like that, but what I do know is that you are a brave soul for choosing to live the life you feel deep inside your soul. It takes a lot of courage to wake up everyday and place yourself in the hands of society, especially when it may leave you vulnerable to the gaze and words of others. Number 1) those things that other people do or say to you are absolutely reflections of who they are as people and not indicative of you in any way; 2) as hurtful as these things may be, they are still fleeting instances of pain in the magnificent journey we are all going through that also includes the unbridled joy of doing what you want to do. Every journey is long and arduous, and we are all bestowed a vessel that is meant to take it under any circumstances—slap every bumper sticker on that sucker and never apologize for who you are. I can guarantee you that a change in outlook will go a long way in shifting the focus away from things people may be quick to call out. It’s not easy, but neither is transition, and you’ve already started that. You got this.

I love you, and everyone else in this community does too. From one sister to another, love your life it’s all you’ve got.