I almost crumbled after hearing this.

And I know you´ll feel this one too.

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24.02.24

It all started with music.

With a song. With those lyrics that made you feel… unstoppable.

I´m sure you´ve had that one song that has followed you along ever since you needed the courage to step into this magnifique yet challenging world.

As an athlete staring at the race track. You re-assure your faith of winning in every game you can possibly compete on, by simply remembering that inspiring melody from within your heart.

I identify so much with these words: “I only see my goals I don´t believe in failure, ´cause I know the smallest voices they can make it major…”.

7 Years Old, by Lukas Graham. That´s the song that made me realize how much I´ve traveled in life.

And by traveled I don´t mean literally bumping from country to country.

All the adventures I´ve lived throughout my life, have brought me countless lessons.

They have been the most valuable of experiences, giving me the best of outcomes and milestones.

But there´s something I can´t hide, there´s something I can´t erase.

Sometimes, those experiences brought me to my knees.

They were valuable teachers despite feeling like an unbearable challenge at different stages of my life.

I fought and continued my journey.

But they never left. They were part of me now.

And I know you too can relate to this.

How many times you can count right now… when you felt like giving up?

Like you wouldn´t come any further?

Yet you are still here. You are reading this.

All those moments resemble scars. Scars that walk with us through our entire existence.

You can´t deny the world the magic behind every scar you have.

Some of us are afraid to show those scars. Hence we focus only on what we can win.

That´s why we only see our goals and tend to neglect our failures.

(Btw, I only do see goals and milestones. I reframe my possible “failures” as experiment lessons.)

But we can´t hide who we are. And those scars are part of who we are.

• Those scars are valuable lessons we can´t stop sharing with the world.

• Those scars might be able to show your kids how to better behave themselves in any given situation.

• Those scars can shorten the learning curve for one of your colleagues.

• Those scars can be the tipping point for somebody who hears you or watches your actions.

Scars are evidence of treatment.

Heard that in a podcast a while ago.

And that changed how I view my “impossible” or “hard” moments.

Scars are evidence of treatment.

They are evidence of your growth.

Of your ambition.

Of your dream, that´s bigger than any obstacle.

Don´t perish trying to get rid of those scars.

Embrace the lessons they add to your life.

The savvy they give you when challenging big decisions.

They are part of you. But they don´t define who you can be.

And, also, sorry if I made you cry for a bit (sends a virtual hug).

Take care.

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