I think I truly understand how it feels to be rejected. In some sense I think I was hoping that somehow the feelings were mutual/reciprocated. So obviously it really NOT. Ouh well. Life goes on as per normal. But at that very moment, I just felt a lil small and low.

(Then again) In life, as you pursue your dreams, there will always be those who will tell you that you just aren't good enough. (Truth is, that's sucks. Irregardless in what language it is said.) The road to the attainment of our goals is rarely rejection-free. Yet, when doors are slammed in our faces, many of us conclude we must be on the wrong track. It is amazing how willing we are to abandon our heartfelt dreams because someone else doesn't believe in us (or doesn't feel the same way about us).

You can't live life being afraid. You have to do things, even if they frighten you. It's like parachute jumping - you feel great anxiety and don't really know where you are going to land. Did you make a fool of yourself, or will everything turn out okay? Let's hope it's more of the latter than the former.

Whichever way you slice it, rejection stings, but it doesn't have to hurt. And if we learn from it, it can be a good thing. Being rejected triggers hurt and anger, fear, doubts and thoughts of revenge. Eventually you come to deal with the rejection one way or another. And it's how you deal with it that counts.

Don't accept someone else's word on your life. I believe it was Martin Luther King, Jr. who said: