Many of us are still in the same positions but have never been in the same opposition. Yesterday, we didn’t want to accept that we’d fallen, but kept blaming others. The reality is, we were doing so bad, and people helped us.
Remember when you were there, right there on the street, living on the sidewalk? Many came to feed you without knowing you. Even if many people do not recognize what happened, the reality is we got help. Many of us are grateful to all those people who were there for us. Street Sense provided us employment where there was no hope and no way.
Remember the moments you were left behind by your own people? And yet you had to be grateful to the same people. Say yes to people who always consider you as a person. People who are willing to make an impact and cause change.
Continue believing in yourself, stand slowly, and do better. What you need to do is be careful not to fall back again. Recovery takes time. Even if things seem not to be changing, remember what point you came from.
Keep hoping until there is no more way to hope. Keep breathing as if it’s your last breath. Keep pushing until there is no more space or gap to cover.
Remember we were many, and while some have gone, you are still here. You are not here because you’re better than anyone, but because God decided it. Use each chance to make a better choice and have a better impact.
Remember many gave without expecting anything back. Some of those who gave yesterday need us today. Many fall into the same trap we did and need the same support they gave you yesterday. If you have the chance, please give back because they deserve it. I saw folks who gave to me yesterday fall on the same day. Homelessness is not a joke but a serious issue we need to work on together.
The reality is many people need to understand homelessness could happen to anyone and impacts everyone. I hear folks saying they “have no chance,” but still, there is a chance to change.
If I had the chance, I would open a school to teach people how to live and avoid experiencing homelessness. Despite what people say, it is time to say thank you to all those organizations that support those experiencing homelessness day by day without giving up.
