Don’t Give Up There’s Money In Rejection You Just Need To Look
To be honest, I would have titled it, get use to a little rejection; it’s not the end of the world.
Rejection is still a rejection, and if you’re experiencing it, the word little doesn’t really matter; it still hurts? So if the hat fits, I guess today the feeling is mutual. Along with many others out there, whoever they might be, we are feeling your pain, your frustration, and we have absolutely no intention of giving up!
If it’s a broken heart, you’re suffering — love hurts. As Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote so eloquently in a poem published in 1850, in the celebrated elegy for his friend Arthur Henry Hallam’s death. In Memoriam A. H. H, it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
No matter where or what we do in life, we will, on occasions, experience rejection and many people handle it poorly. This is not an unnatural response, as rejection is a painful experience. Its easier said than done to move on and not take it personally, but moving on is what we need to do.
To put it behind us and allow ourselves the freedom to shine without the baggage we need to deal with the pain and hurt — it wasn’t for you, you weren’t for them, not this time, not right now, not today, not ever. Acceptance allows you to begin to positively build yourself back up. Reminding yourself with positive affirmations spoken out aloud, so you hear yourself speak those words, it’s not the end of the world.
In doing so, you will turn what was once a negative into a positive. You’ll be doing the same thing successful people do in life. Because they, too, the same as all of us, endure setbacks, but they expect them, so wouldn’t you. Why might we think that everything we do in life will be received with open arms and a great big fat positive, yes? Because it won’t.
Lev Grossman, the American novelist and journalist, wrote a great quote. “Write, Write, Write, Writing is a craft, not a gift. You have to practice”.
If we are to improve at whatever we chose to do, we should expect setbacks and rejection and learn to deal with them positively. From these bumps in the road, a different path may appear. A course you never thought you’d walk, and who is to know what riches might lay ahead.
Take Away
Get used to rejection — it’s not the end of the world, just a bump in the road.
You might not feel as though positivity is flowing as freely through your veins as you would like. It’s okay, except that it’s hurting. But remember it’s not the end of the world, there is a tomorrow, and as we don’t intend to give up any time soon, it means we have time to practice. It means we have another opportunity to knock on another door, make that call, send the email, shake the hand and introduce yourself.