4. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.” – Jean-Luc Picard
5. “You can handle anything for ten seconds.” – Kimmy Schmidt
6. “Sucking at something is the first step being sorta good at something.” – Jake the dog
7. “Everyone always has a story they tell themselves to justify bad decisions. It never matters. You are always alone in your actions.” – Hawke from Dragon Age 2
“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.
