"Mistakes are the opportunities life gives you to learn how to trust yourself more.
Think about it:
You don’t trust people because they’re perfect and will never do something that will upset your expectations, you trust them because you know that even when they make a mistake they’ll be responsible enough to do better.
That’s because trust is not built on perfection, it’s built on making mistakes and taking accountability to mend them.
Now say it with me:
My mistakes are the opportunity life gives me to learn how to trust myself more. "
—Jovanny Ferreyra
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P.S. Your value extends beyond your achievements; it’s rooted in who you are. Progress is more important than perfection anyway.
The best thing is: you’re more than capable of reprogramming your mind to see opportunities for growth where you would normally see fear & punishment.
Being comfortable with not being liked is absolutely essential.
No matter how loving or how kind and how giving you are, you will never people please your way into collective acceptance.
So don’t be surprised if they don’t like you even if you are a ray of sunshine because they’re only used to thunderstorms and rain.
Embrace your shine.
No matter what.
I love this . Going to print and put it where I can see it daily.
Me and my best friend talked about this yesterday.
I’ve said that the famous “The world doesn’t owe us a s**t”
He flipped it around and said “Are you serious, the world owes us, and all of us that was never able to choose a big fat favor, but we don’t owe the world to be who they wanted us to be”
I’ve thought about that ever since. Not sure I agree though. I still think you always have a choice. More or less. But I do like the idea. 
Fuck yeah! I’m 33 and really needed to see this now as I’m debating going back to school in the fall.
I went to nursing school at 40 (while in active addiction, no idea how I did it), and started therapy seriously (sober) at 54. I’m 57 now, and beginning to feel like an adult at times 
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Go for it!! 30s you are just getting started. I finished my degree in my late 30s, started my own company in my mid 40s, started running and weight lifting in my 40s and so on. And like Menno, during active addiction. Reinvention and growth aren’t tied to any age. I will be 63 next birthday and evolving in so many ways because of my sobriety and recovery journey. Idk about the ‘adult’ part yet. 
I’m 38, and might be going for my third PhD ( a teacher’s degree) because I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.
Just getting started to actually figure out who I want to be. You can definitely go back to school if you want to.
Yeah… you are all a huge inspiration. I somehow got it in my head that my brain just stopped being able to learn new things after my 20s. But that’s bullshit. I’m sober, my ADHD is getting treated and I have this nagging feeling in the back of my head that I want more… I’m inclined to just go for it. Worst case scenario, I drop out from uni no. 3. 
I never let outaide forces determine my mental health or influence it anymore. Or at least i try not to so i understand.
I turned 51 yesterday, and I’m still trying to change. Let go of the things that no longer serve me. Change the things that I keep doing but are holding me back. I refuse to believe it’s too late to change. I have to. My sanity and serenity depend on it.
Happy birthday!!!
Yes to this!!!