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Rejecting REJECTION
REJECTION By Sade Popoola How facing my rejection issues made a huge impact in my life.
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Rejecting rejection is the best thing you can do for yourself.
If you have ever been rejected in life, by a friend, someone you love that didn’t love you back, your parents or for a job you wanted so badly or by your husband or wife then you can relate with this article.
Growing up I was made fun of about my looks from telling me I had a big head to ugly legs to big eyes there was always something that people thought wasn’t right with me and unfortunately, I believed it all without question.
As I grew older I mastered the way to push it under the carpet by acting it out in being rebellious and causing trouble. Then I grew older and it got worse when I got entangled in religion. Religion played a good part in escalating the problem until I woke up, took the ball by the horn and walked away from religion to getting into a meaningful relationship with my Maker, God.
It was the relationship I had that opened my eyes to how my not facing the rejection issues, secretly holding on to it by suppressing it played a great part in living my best life.
By divine design I met a lady who opened my eyes to the issue of rejection and why not facing it and dealing with it for good was responsible for difficulties I was facing. Of course, the relationship I had with God made it easy to deal with and a whole lot easier too as any believer will know when you come to the understanding of who God is, His nature and His intent it brings everything into perspective and a whole lot easier on the heart, mind and emotions.
Rejection has nothing on me now and can’t anymore now there is nothing more liberating than that especially in the world we live in now where mental health plays on people’s minds and ruining lives.
Allow me to start with the obvious, 2020 has been
Sade Popoola is an actress, producer, speaker and author of the book – Be the Total Woman You Are currently on Amazon. Watch her short film Empty Deceit on YouTube. Sade is based in UK, England