By Shawn Johal — 2020
There are lessons that you can use in your own life to help you overcome what sometimes may seem as an insurmountable obstacle.
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Creative Growth is a place for artists with disabilities to gather, work, talk, and think without fear of reproach or dismissal.
What do actors, writers and other artists, and psychologists and therapists, say about this common experience of rejection–and how to better deal with it?
No matter how talented you are, if you work in the creative arts, you’ll likely experience rejection—whether it’s losing a job, or getting your ideas, art, funding applications, or pitches turned down.
Real resilience is our ability to absorb life’s challenges and transform them into something positive or productive through our improved attitude and action.
Resilience: The ability to get up one more time than you fall down
Criticism and even rejection don’t just “make us stronger.” They actually can embolden our creative ideas and output. But how do you accept criticism and rejection in a positive way?
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“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”
You not calling, as a friend, can actually compound the grief and loss they are feeling. Just pick up the phone, even if you get it wrong, just have a conversation and do your best. Your friend with cancer is still the same person they were before.
Representation is crucial. It shows LGBT people that they can live the life they want, regardless of their sexuality. It tells them they can be successful in their chosen career, whether that’s sport or business, irrespective of how they were born.
There’s growing evidence that signals sent from our internal organs to the brain play a major role in regulating emotions and fending off anxiety and depression.