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Lifting yourself from homelessness and persevering alongside the trauma is a sign of fortitude that many will not understand. You're amazing.
i posted it to ‘brag about myself,’ but most of my good fortune had so little to do with me. honestly, i just got incredibly lucky and encountered incredibly kind people at the right time in the right place. things so easily could have gone south and many times nearly did. but somehow things aligned. so many times it doesn’t work that way for people, and i know i am one of the fortunate ones. so many people just never get the chance. i am grateful to be here even if things are really, really hard because it could be otherwise.