You cannot live life without acquiring scars. Unless you are overly self protective and adverse to any risk, you will, at times fall. In that, you are rewarded with a reminder of what happened. A scar that marks the moment in time when you were hurt. And while it is a marker of that moment and your subsequent time in pain, it is also a reminder of what you did, why you did it, what went wrong and how you survived. It’s a badge of honor. A subtle reminder of your strength. Your ability to heal. Your willingness to take risks, to process the pain, and your desire to keep moving forward.