I recently received an email that I just found in my inbox. In it, the writer said I had made a difference in her life — and had opened quite a few doors for her.
You can’t imagine what that means to someone who does this work. For the number of days it could drive you crazy there are those days you do make a difference. The reward is more amazing than anything you can imagine.
Yet in my reply to this young woman, I told her truly that it was more her than me who had opened such doors. While we may have been able to raise her voice so she could be heard by more people, it was she who first held the courage and strength to speak in the first place. She made the difference in her life mostly on her own, with a little help on the side from us.
I’ve never forgotten her story. And I’ll never forget her. Thank you to this young lady and all the others who speak up at times it may not be the easiest or most popular thing to do. You make the world a better place.
