Rejection, a grain of salt, and margaritas

I hate rejection. Well, maybe not hate exactly, but it doesn't feel too very good. I got my first rejection in the infancy of my writing career.

I feel ok, though. One rejection was because I didn't have the article in proper .doc format, so it wasn't neccesarily my writing just the format.

The other was the same company and it was because of the .doc thing plus it was not written like a high school essay. You know...intro, paragraph, paragraph, paragraph, conclusion. Which is fine, I just feel sometime it takes away from the creativity aspect.

However, in light of my recent rejection, I am okay. I took it in stride and kept writing. Now, I just have to submit something else to them.

The other two places I have been writing for I have had every article I have submitted approved. Which makes me feel a lot better.

The thing about rejection though, is that you have to take it with a grain of salt. Salt is a funny thing. You can have too little or too much, but in the right amount, it seasons you. So you take your salt, your seasoning, and you learn from it. If you use too much...you become jaded. Too little and you cannot heal.

And when life hands you lemons, you take that salt, add it with tequila and lime and make a margarita!!!

So my glass I raise in honor of all of you, may you all be rejected just enough to keep you humble and may you take it, and life, with a grain of salt.