“You have as many options as you give yourself.” ― Kasie West
I submitted a post that was automatically rejected!
In the past, I know I would have been really upset but the older I get the more I realize, it was not what they were looking for.
The key point in this situation is not that I got rejected, but the fact that I submitted a post in the first place. I knew my chances of being accepted were slim when I submitted my entry in the first place. By writing a post, I knew I had a 50/50 percent chance of being accepted which is always better than a zero percent chance by never submitting at all. I also realized that you don’t need someone else’s approval to offer up advice. You can offer but it is always up to someone else if they will choose to take it or not.
This is something I am learning more and more every day. By expressing or sharing our thoughts, ideas, or experiences, we have done what the universe has called upon us to do. By doing so, we are helping those who are searching for an answer. If it is out there, it is available if it is not, it helps no one.
Here’s my last takeaway:
There is nothing in the rule book that says you can’t offer an answer through other means. We always have options. The question was posted on Quora, but you can post your answer elsewhere!
Don’t let others keep you from sharing your insight and wisdom. My mother use to say, if there is a will, there is a way. Find your way to share your insight and wisdom with the world.
I am posting the question and my answer below. Feel free to check it out if you would like to. If not, I know it wasn’t what you were looking for.
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Rejected Submission:
What is advice you would give to 20 something year old in today’s world? – Quora
I thought about the advice I would give to my son when I thought about this answer. He just turned twenty-one this year. He is married and, in the military, about to move to Italy. What came up for me was this:
Live your life. Life is too short to live it according to other people’s standards, including mine.
I was not happy when I found out my son was planning on getting married at nineteen. I was trying to get him to live a little bit more before settling down, but his heart was set on it. It seemed the more I voiced my opinion against the marriage idea the more they were determined to go through with it. We had several conversations and the one thing I remember him telling me was that this felt right for him. I wasn’t thrilled but I respected his decision.
I read Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth a few years back and it helped me to step back and realize our roles change in life. If my son is grown enough to make these kinds of decisions, my role now is to simply love and support him. Just like I lived my life, it is their turn to live theirs.
Food for thought:
“If it is your intention to establish and maintain loving relationships with other people, you absolutely must surrender the need to be in control.” – Iyanla Vanzant
What’s impossible for one person does not meat it is impossible for you. We are know our capabilities and limitations, or so we think we do. The biggest limitation usually to overcome is yourself. The world is full of people who have overcome great odds. If they could do it, so can you.
One valuable lesson I learned while in the military was, never ask anything of your soldiers you are not willing to do for yourself. Are your actions in alignment with what you are saying? People are not dumb and can pick up on plain “lip-service”. Work to ensure the advice you are willing to dish out to other is the same advice you are willing to take also.
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