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Marshall might not have all the answers, but he’s intelligent and has experienced a lot, including several years in a monastery and Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love 19 years ago. There are times when I like having the company of my family.

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Yesterday, when I went to fill out the car insurance forms, the woman at the office asked my occupation. I gave it as “writer,” but she misinterpreted my New York accent and wrote down “rider.” I guess maybe because this is Davie, she thought I was with the rodeo. Do I actually look like a cowboy?

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Being able to accept rejection is one of the secret formulas in order to succeed in life. It’s part of moving on in order to have we really deserve.

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Instead of seeing it as something bad, see it as a blessing in disguise because someone rejecting you is really them taking themselves out of your life rather than you having to put up with unwanted people and taking them out yourself later down the line.

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The thing is, being rejected doesn’t always mean there is a person to blame. There is no justification behind demonizing another person based on a lack of chemistry or attraction.