Tag Archives: disappointment
The Beauty of Failure
There is an immediate emotional impact when you receive a rejection letter – a sense of disappointment –but even at that young age, I had an optimism that life works itself out… It’s how you leverage failure that is the … Continue reading
Bailey’s Café
Baileys Café by Gloria Naylor -A powerful read – quite harrowing in some places, uplifting in others. The 229 pages read more like a series of interconnected stories than a novel. Each story is different in the telling, the voice, … Continue reading
The Messenger
Treat your feelings as messengers…everybody notices that wherever there’s trouble, there’s always a bunch of emotions hanging around. But the feelings didn’t create the trouble – They were trying to tell you something. Anger, for instance, arises whenever a boundary … Continue reading
BIG Emotions
A lot of times we swallow our anger and disappointment. Because we’ve been taught they’re “bad” emotions and aren’t socially acceptable. But the truth is, all emotions are valid and valuable. The trick isn’t in avoiding them but rather in … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 