You Are The Only Person Who Gets To Decide

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