No matter how much good you do in your life, there will always be someone standing on the sideline trying to tear you down because they knew you back when…. Don’t let that discourage you from where you are today. You may not not have it all together but you are taking steps in the right direction. You may slip but as with all things you dust yourself off, acknowledge your fall, and continue to grow. Do not depend on what others think of you to validate yourself. Make a mental note, better yet, write it down in a journal so you can reference it and figure out what you could have done differently so that you do not make the same mistake again. No one is perfect. You can even take it a step further and apologize to the person or people you may have wronged. You may not even have wronged another person but you wronged yourself, then you owe YOURSELF and apology.

People may criticize you for going to church now or not associating with people from your past, but that’s your right! You made the choice to want more for yourself. Hold your head up and embrace your past because without your past you would not be who you are TODAY.

Stand Tall!!!