Today I am allowing myself to sit with melancholy. It weaves the strings of the past. Attaching to old wounds that can be so hard to let go. Rejection holds the thread of origin. This umbilical cord that was supposed to feed love and only love. I know where it begins. I know its hold. I know its constriction. The cutting off of life. Of the throat that seeks air. Patterns like to repeat until they are healed.
A voice inside me speaks, It only matters how you feel and perceive. What you choose to give to yourself. What you choose to hold onto.
The laws of attraction show us that what we give out we get back. So I turn inward to the origins of doubt. Allowing the question to rise about why I hold on so tightly for fear of letting go… because when I let go sometimes a void appears, and I expect it to be filled, one day, with abundance. Oh, but truly only I can create that abundance within. That well of love filling endlessly with inner light.
Yesterday, I struggled to find the words to write a post announcing the creation of my new website for kids and teens. The building of the actual site was an overcoming of personal obstacles and the stomping upon doubt. I purchased the domain over the summer, around the time I released book one in the series, The Labyrinth. I let it sit for about three months, until I realized I had the means to build a site, I had long dreamed of, myself. For just about $90, I bought the hosting platform, and the dance of design began. And I found joy in where it led me. A dream unfolding through my fingers. The result wasn’t technically amazing. There would be no fancy graphics and videos, at least not yet. But I had, I discovered the tools within me to bring the platform forth into the world.
That was the easy part, because doubt comes back when it’s time for birth. The bringing forth of my creation into the world. To be rejected. To be ignored. Or, to be loved, welcomed and received. So I struggled with writing a post to announce it on my blog, telling myself I cannot hold on and expect the site to miraculously reach the audience that may benefit from what I have to offer. I struggled with words. I am not comfortable with self-promotion, which has its origins in self-worth. Another thread woven before birth.
In the end, opted for simplicity. As I hit the “post” button, though, a thought entered my mind held by the constriction of fear. What if it’s rejected. It entered my mind and took seed. For a day later, there have been two likes only on the post I sent out.
A part of my wants to rage at the irony. What did you expect? A part of me is pissed off. All that hard work, and no one seems to care, not even those who act like they care. Part of me wonders, what is wrong with me? What makes the gifts of me unable to be received? Yes, these are the demons that play through the mind. They like to hold onto the threads. They like to weave the origins tight around the heart, fearing, well, the loss of fear. It’s not fun to sit with our demons and let them play their game inside of us. The alternative, though, is to ignore. To deny. To pretend they do not exists. You do not belong to me. Go away. But then they linger inside that house of denial that you can choose to reside inside with its false walls and windowless rooms.
So, instead, I call upon the darkness within. I let it twist and struggle against release. I see you. I hear your pain. You are mine. But, you are not me. Someday, we will both be free.
The Light Behind the Story 
You touch on some very deep matters here Alethea. Rejection is a hard thing to cope with. I’m thinking that maybe this all has to do with self esteem. So many of us live under the shadow of low self esteem – many women and those who are different from the cultural norm of the strong white male in particular.
In one of my journals I have pasted in this-
“Because on believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” Lao Tzu.
At first reading it seems to be saying – get content with yourself and you won’t need to do anything out there in the world. Thinking about it more deeply though I wonder if what Lao Tzu was really saying is that if we develop our self esteem we will not be concerned about rejection. We will act in ways that reflect our inner self acceptance and because of that others will also accept us.
Food for thought anyway.
Your new web site sounds like a great idea. I wish you every success – Suzanne
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Thank you for this, Suzanne. I agree with your interpretation of Lao Tzu’s words and also that this has to do with self-esteem as well, which is intricately tied to the fear of repeated rejection and self-worth issues. I’m glad you like the concept of the website and thank you for your well wishes. ❤
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Rejection is hard I agree
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Believe in what you are doing, Alethea…. and belief will work its own magic. Oddly enough, about the time you were writing this, I was setting your post up to reblog. Give it time. xx
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Thank you, Sue ❤ Old woulds have a way of surfacing when we feel most vulnerable. I am reminded once again that I am a human in the process of becoming…<3
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They do… all scars ache occasionally, especially when things seem a little cold ❤
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thank you for the reblog, ladies ❤
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Being a part of this cyber world, we are at the mercy of ignorance, apathy and rejection. But we are constantly surprised by the unexpected responses, delightful connections and rewarding comments too…
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All good points, and I had to remind myself of that yesterday as well. There have been many wonderful gifts that have come forth through the blogging and, dare I say, the social media world. ❤
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same here, I have so much fun communicating with evéryone one…
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Faith and Doubt – strange bedfellows, though doubt can I believe, strengthen faith. all good wishes Alethea on everything!
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Doubt has a way of teaching us what we need to heal. It’s a time of uncovering, both in the inner and outer world. Thank you for your well wishes, Susan. ❤
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