I think it depends on the rejection. There are levels depending on the situation and relationship. What I keep in mind tho is that unless the person is specially bringing up something I’ve done, it’s not necessarily personal. By that I mean, I don’t assume it’s because I’m wrong or bad. If it’s a job, maybe it’s not a good fit. If it’s romantic, maybe we’re not a good match or they have stuff going on in their life.
I choose to believe that everything is leading me to the life I’m meant to have. So when a rejection happens, it still can hurt, but I always come back to that it’s keeping me open to what’s meant for me. Life rewards you when you open yourself up and are courageous. Go for it, feel your feelings if there is a rejection, reflect if you need to adjust, and then try again!
Sep 25, 2024
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The older I get the more interested I am in being a gracious loser. It's so easy to feel good when everything is going right, but how do I feel when things go wrong? Like, this morning I found out I didn't get an interview for a job I really wanted. It nearly ruined my entire day, which is crazy (!) because there's some many other things for me to be excited about. I just needed to take a second to sit with my feelings and really process everything.
The sky isn't falling, but it's cute you thought that.
Apr 8, 2024
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Fighting urges to ask questions that won’t serve me, embracing letting go, applauding myself for trying
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Also known as opening yourself up to acceptance ~
Mar 4, 2024
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This has become the norm and every day I grow more disturbed. I understand if somebody is behaving in a harmful way, that is good to document and put out there. But as a whole, it seems, we have become so comfortable with recording people just living their lives. I saw a video of a guy working and the caption of the video was that he was so hot, we needed to find him!!! Why are you providing the Internet with his face and location instead of just going up to talk to him? I saw another of two people on the subway, seemingly a couple, having a very emotional moment. How would you feel if you open up an app and saw a video like that of yourself? I don’t like this level of sibling society surveillance. Why are you videoing an elderly person with sad music dubbed over it to gain likes? It is WEIRD. Don’t even get me started on videos of children. It is WEIRD to use a stranger without their consent to get some kind of fake validation. Get a life.
I don’t mean to come on here and share something so negative, I just don’t have anywhere else to put it and it’s gnawing at me.
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It’s to keep us humble otherwise we’d be TOO hot/sexy/cool
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