i found a journal entry i wrote on november 11, 2016 and you're going to want to read it:

"mark my word. one day, i will have a place downtown toronto where youth (and whoever wants to, really), can come stay the week or weekend, learn about homelessness and other social issues in the city, have the opportunity to serve in local soup kitchens and the like, hear real-life stories that break down the pre-conceoved ideas that they (we) have about those on the margins of society and challenge the barriers of judgement that we so easily build around our hearts.

but for now, i will hand out water through 'operation hydration.'

after all, every dream begins with a small step"

little did i know when i wrote this, that i would feel the call to quit my job two months later to pursue this very dream of mine, and now, just under two years later, i am living it out.

may this be an encouragement to you, dear friends.

keep going! small steps matter, hard work pays off and perseverance is (often) rewarding.