Tag Archives: disappointment
Fail…
Failure only exists in the mind of someone who thinks they were in control of the outcome. Reframe a “fail” as a life experience designed for you to grow and evolve as a human, instead of overidentifying with it. Be … Continue reading
Say No Out of Love, Not Yes Out of Fear
The gifts you buy are not why you are loved. I know deep down you know that, but you get caught up in other emotions that make you feel as if you are denying loved ones if you don’t give … Continue reading
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
