May 2025

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Rejection is the deepest hurt in life. Whether it’s from a parent, spouse, teacher, or friend, rejection cuts to the core. To avoid it, we spend much of life chasing acceptance—trying to please parents, peers, neighbors, and even people we don’t like. We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t even know. This drive to be accepted influences our choices: the clothes we wear, the careers we pursue, and the lives we live.

 

Think back to your childhood. How many times have you done something silly or foolish just to be accepted by the crowd? This desire for approval doesn’t fade with age—it only becomes more sophisticated. Yet there’s a myth about the relationship between perfection and acceptance: If I can be perfect, then everyone will accept me. But this just isn’t true.

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