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Rejection and Risk
Three things fill me with anticipation and dread—no, four: - A handful of small, square white Valentine
envelopes scattered on a classroom desk.
- The beige linen envelope in my
mailbox, embossed with the name of a potential publisher.
- Unopened Christmas cards reminding
me that once again, I’ve neglected to send any out.
- A silence after saying, “I love you.”
I feel a shortness of breath, a tightening
in my gut. I relive that feeling of being unwanted. I turn away. I am in danger of not getting the Yes—the friendship, the
recognition, the love. And so I numb the fear, avoid the risk. Until I see it differently. After a decade of avoiding situations that could spell rejection, I’m embracing them. Rejection is
an inevitable risk if I want to share my work or my self. Yet I remember that time so clearly when all I could do was close my heart.* Risking rejection is a choice I made in submitting writing after a long hiatus. Past excuses: I was raising kids! I was running a
business! I had too much writing on the brain already, helping student and
client writers! What it really was: avoiding rejection. I’m making publishing
a bigger part of my writing life. And I’m seeing it all differently, so that when the envelope
comes, I can breathe deep, hold it against my heart and open it bravely, ready for any outcome.
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