Rejection is a state of mind!

Nestled somewhere between California and South Dakota is a state we've all heard of, we've all experienced, we've all dealt with - the state of mind.  Everyone's is different; mine is a loud, chaotic metropolis while yours may be a quiet, calm countryside.  Despite our states' differences, I have a feeling that for most of us the capital of our state is Rejection.

Rejection is such an ugly word, visible to me with miss-matching legwarmers, ratty clothes, and a hairy mole.  No one likes to be rejected, I certainly don't - but I have come to respect rejection, to understand rejection.  And here's why:

Let's say you are an aspiring author.  You mail off a manuscript and then one day it comes back in the mail with a "rejection letter".  Now before you mailed the manuscript were you a published author?  No.  And now that you have a "rejection letter", are you a published author?  No.  So what changed?

Your state of mind.  (Yes, that whole thing about seeing the glass as half full - it's back!!)

It all comes down to choices.  Like one of those awesome Choose Your Own Adventure books.  Turn to page REJECTION if you choose to rip the piece of paper up in frustration, curse the literary agent that sent it,  and give up on your dream. OR turn to page HOPE if you look at the paper as another step closer to realizing your dreams.  (Notice I didn't go into great detail about skipping off into the sunset, while your 2.5 kids frolic in a field of daisies - it's not easy to change your state of mind, but it's worth a try!)

So now's your chance to talk yourself up, to believe in yourself - to see things as a glass that is half full.  And if that still can't get you away from seeing rejection as something to mope about.....well then read tomorrow's blog!