(copy pasta from another site but seemed to apply to those of us that have been here since the beginning)
You need to give yourself more credit.
Some of you, today, are doubting what you've done to fight this fight.
Some of you, today, are wishing you'd stepped up sooner. Pushed back harder. Fought more battles.
I'm telling you, you need to give yourself more credit.
You're here.
You didn't get the vaccine.
You stopped wearing the masks.
You told your friends and family what you REALLY think.
You tried to help them see things too.
You might've lost friends.
Some of you lost spouses.
Some of you haven't spoken to your children in far too long.
Some of you haven't spoken to your siblings or parents in far too long.
Not because you chose to, but because they left you.
They thought you'd lost your mind. That you supported a "racist". That you peddled conspiracy theories. That you were endangering their lives.
You've been kicked off platforms.
Some of you have lost your jobs or been pushed so hard you had to find new ones.
Some of you have been fined, harassed and even assaulted.
Yet you're STILL here.
You're still here.
You're fighting for the truth. Your searching for the truth. You don't care how ugly it is. No subject is off limits for you. All you want to do is know what's true and to be left the fuck alone to live in your God given freedoms.
You pray. Not just for yourself, but for your enemies too.
Your heart cries out in pain because you FEEL. You still feel and you see the world suffering.
Give yourself credit.
You may not have gone to a protest. You may not have called a congressman. You may not have gone to a school board meeting. You may not have sent money to someone in need.
But you ARE still here. And you need to know that you matter, and you are still making a difference. Give yourself credit for that.
Just don't go back to sleep. Don't tune everything out. Don't get the jab. Don't wear the masks. Stand your ground in the ways you've ALREADY done. You've PROVEN you can do it. Keep doing it.
You know you're on the side of truth and guess what? That's God's side. God made it clear that we must always seek what is true. Do you doubt the truth?
You know you don't.
So don't doubt yourself either. You've got this. We've got this. But most of all, GOD'S got this!
Don't give up now. Keep your head up warrior. You've done more than you give yourself credit for.