💬 How is Simon doing?

Honestly…

Absolutely fantastic on the inside.

That’s not denial — it’s grit + perspective.

Over the past five years, I’ve faced it all:

💔 Loneliness (while feeling full inside)

🧍 Being mistreated just for being myself

💸 Financial struggle — lack of food, touch, and support

⚖️ Discrimination, bureaucratic games, and shifting rules

🏚️ Infrastructure that doesn’t hold up for people like me

But here’s the truth: I’ve developed a skill I’m proud of —

✨ The ability to take negative situations and reshape them into fuel.

I don’t avoid the pain. I restructure my life around it.

It’s like emotional alchemy — turning setbacks into strategies, isolation into clarity, and injustice into insight.

Forgiveness? Absolutely. Forgetting? No — because memory teaches growth.

Pain doesn’t stop me — it shapes me.

To anyone else navigating a rough patch:

You’re not alone. Your strength might not be loud, but it’s real.

And it’s building something powerful beneath the surface.

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