8. I watched a video on my friend’s phone. Then I got a recommendation for a video from that same channel on my phone. Never seen videos from that channel before that.
9. I had sent a my friend a picture with my new glasses on. A few days later I saw the same glasses in an ad.
10. Talked to family member for the first time about their psychological condition. Started getting Amazon “recommended for you” ads for people with that condition.
“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino
Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.
