If you’re doing something creative, important, or new, rejection is a signal. The reasons listed in rejection letters are almost certainly made up, but we personalize and amplify the pain anyway. Watch what people do, not what they say, and change the situation to learn the real lesson.

Children, and our relationships with them, are full of possibility. You don’t yet know how this one will unfold. Approach what comes next with curiosity and openness, and leave the space wide to see what fills it.