Decisions are hard to make and always have ramifications. What will yours be?

My decisions, first to identify as atheist, and then to "come out" on facebook, were very hard to make and sure weren't arrived at lightly. There are years and years behind each step.
I imagine the ramifications will be both positive and negative: positive because I'm now living free of lies and false guidelines, but negative because I'm aware that my lack of belief will hurt or upset some of the people I care about.