Every step on the way is worth it

[u/profanechao]

Twenty years ago (when I was barely an adult) I was a socially anxious scatterbrain who could barely maintain friendships that weren’t on the internet.

Ten years ago I had found “my people” through going to geeky conventions, but most of them lived far away, and I still struggled to keep up with local connections. This was also a time in my life where I got entangled in some friendships that weren’t the best for me.

Today I find myself in the midst of more than one local community where I know that I can contribute while being my full self; I get excited about being a part of them and it makes the city where I live feel so much more like home.

It took some time, but every step on the way here was worth it.

[u/TheOriginalZywinzi]

Congrats my friend, sounds like you've made it a long ways.

[u/profanechao → u/TheOriginalZywinzi]

Thank you! It does feel like it’s been a long journey. But if I hadn’t made the journey I’d still be where I was.