Rejections, disappointments, failures

I dont believe in the validity of any of these, Inez. They are other people's OPINIONS colored by their own ego issues. Life is not a competition, unless it is a contest with oneself. The fact that you are out there doing things, living and being; THAT is winning I think. I too still cry when I am refused a plum I think I want so very much but thought and time give me perspective and I know that all I must be concerned with is my own path. I am getting there slowly and surely and all those rejections, disappointments, failures only get in the way of my progress and tamper with the belief I have that all of this is so worthwhile. When I look at the positive side of your ledger, I am amazed that you can juggle being a wife, a mother, a professor a writing coach, an author of great merit and a loving friend and still have anything left for yourself. This is a beautiful path. It has no room for negativity. None at all.