I Stand In Awe Of You.

Happy Birthday brother, you have always been outstanding. 

I’ve seen you standing tall, even when it was the toughest thing to do.

Standing as yourself, when yourself wasn’t accepted or condoned, standing when all you wanted to do was crawl.  Standing as you, when just being you wasn’t good enough.

Standing in pain, standing in fear, standing in terror, standing in anxiety, standing in amazement, standing in understanding, standing in knowing, standing in courage, standing against fear, standing when others sit in judgment, standing as you, always out standing.

May you always stand tall, stand proud, stand straight, stand in knowing, stand in compassion, stand in kindness, stand as the man you are, deeply and fully always embrace yourself.

I stand with you in awe of your journey, your life, and your courage to always be yourself.

As another year unfolds, as you look behind, notice all the places where you succeeded, all the lessons you learned, all the times a voice was needed and you found yours, in the times of weakness you prevailed.

On this birthday celebrate the multitude of ways you have overcome much that seemed impossible, you stood up and continued on.

I love your spirit, your courage, and your tenacity.  I love you as you.

Happy Birthday brother I stand in awe of you.