Leading Hearts September/October 2017 Issue

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IN THE LEAD

3 disciplines to help you OVERCOME

REJECTION

Do you have what it takes to be told “You don’t have what it takes?”

REJECTION IS LIKE A LITTLE MOUSE THAT HIDES IN THE CREVICE OF YOUR MIND

and then someone says a word or some event brings out the little creature. And the moment he comes out, he grows into an elephant of emotions. And the pain of those emotions is as if the elephant sat on your chest. Why do we feel rejection? God built us with a fundamental need to belong. Being ignored or left out sends messages to the same part of our brain that feels physical pain. The result is anger, depression and loss of self-worth. Rejection is the most common emotional wound of daily life. We experience minor rejections when some-

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