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Feeling rejected? We’ve all been there. Some of us more than others but the great thing about rejection is that there are endless possibilities that you can venture to. I recently, was forced to acknowledge something about myself which I’ve been in denial about my whole life; I HATE REJECTION! I was visiting a friend at her home. I spot the invitation plastered on my friend’s fridge. The names of my two friends are printed in elegant script, with a “Save the Date” magnet hanging below. Yet another wedding I wasn’t invited to. Why wasn’t I invited? What did I do…

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Many people are living in bondage, but not the kind of “bondage” that you can see…instead, they are bound by the worst form of bondage…emotional bondage. Rejection is the most painful of all the emotions; it is one of the deepest emotions we experience, as it cripples our self-worth, cutting deep and going straight to our core. Rejection can cause you to believe a lie about yourself and you can end up projecting it on other people. Rejection sends a false message to us that we are not enough, not worthy and ultimately keeps us bound. Parents do it to their children,…

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Rejection.  Nobody wants to receive it.  It stings.  But no one is exempt.  We all have experienced it more than once. Sometimes rejection hurts so much because it comes from the people we love.  Sometimes the pain of rejection is so much that it causes us to stop trying and give up once and for all. Every no that we receive cuts and leaves an ugly scar in our hearts.  No matter how we try to stay optimistic, rejection could be so powerful it will bring us rain even during a sunny day.  Regardless of the happiness or positivity mantra we repeat every…

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