Bianca Sparacino

The things that hurt you
may have left scars,
but they did not destroy you.
You survived,
and there is hope in that.

You are the one
who built your walls.

Don’t ever doubt for a second
that you have the capacity
to tear them down.

I hope you have the courage to go deeper. To never exist on the surface of your life, even if it’s easier or more convenient.

If it is for you, trust that it will find you.

But loving someone when they are wearing their flaws like an apology, when they are breaking down, or when they are carrying hurt within them—that is when it means the most. That is when you must show up for them.

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.

Lose yourself in books, in art, in the haze of new horizons. Lose yourself in curiosity, in knowledge, in passion. Lose yourself in feeling it all; lose yourself in the world, in the stories and the lessons it has to teach you, but never lose yourself in love; never lose yourself in another person. You are your own home—please don’t ever forget that

Never stop elbowing your damn way into this big world, because you belong here. You matter

Be brave enough to heal yourself
even when it hurts.

The world is going to give you beauty,

but it will also give you pain.

The greatest lesson you will ever learn

is that this, too,

is a gift.