“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.” Teddy Roosevelt
I found this to be very motivational, it defines all of the people in your life who heckle you for trying to strive for a better life. It is the "they" that say "who does she think that she is?".
I watched an interview with Brene Brown and she had done a seminar that was featured on TED.....i am not sure what this was, but obviously everyone else has seen or heard of it because she has lots of youtube hits. She had read this quote and decisively decided that unless the heckler had or has been in the arena, they had zero credibility to criticize her. I liked how she quoted this all from memory, word for word, and with such a conviction that i felt as though this quote could take you almost anywhere and through anything.
I think that the darkness that has become my life since the end of summer is finally gaining some light. I am so very thankful.
Don't let your happiness depend on someone else.
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