Rejection Issues Category
Reminder: First ONLINE Event for Refreshing Streams
Posted on March 26, 2025 Leave a Comment
Saturday, April 12, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88421433819?pwd=JjYTtgELMCP8z7Rvxs815a7e2rL7W2.1 Our first IN-PERSON event will be held in Akron, PA, on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, please email Donna at donna@refreshingstreams.com.
Do I Deserve to be Here – Part 3
Posted on September 25, 2024 2 Comments
Parts 1 & 2 were written before I knew my whole story. I knew most of it, but not all when I wrote those two posts in 2019. Late in 2019, I recorded a video testimony to my church about my comprehensive deliverance from negative spiritual forces. New information came to me in early 2021, […]
The WHY of a Degree
Posted on May 10, 2022 Leave a Comment
You might ask WHY I would spend three and half years and lots of money to get a Master of Divinity in my late 60s. The only answer I have is — that I pursue God and His purposes for me.
Transitions—Part 2
Posted on April 16, 2019 2 Comments
The number 11 has been associated with transition. You know, when you look at your clock, and you see 11:11, whether it’s a.m. or p.m. It’s transition time. Synonyms for transition are change, changeover, evolution, conversion, and shift. We’re always in some sort of transition. Every day is a new day. New mercies, new opportunities, […]
Rejection Issues Revised — Part VI Attention v. Invisibility
Posted on April 2, 2019 Leave a Comment
Another symptom of rejection I had: the longing for attention vs. the desire to be invisible. That’s a dichotomy to be sure. It has to do with who you’re with. Are you with people you know who will love and accept you unconditionally—or with those you don’t know? #rejectionissues #rejectionsymptoms #rejectionhope TWEETABLE
Apology Demand? — Rejection Issues Revisited Part IV
Posted on March 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
I found this post from 2015. It published a week or so after my “Please Get Your Facts Straight” post — the highest viewed post in one day I’d ever had. What was the right thing to do? You tell me. Do you demand an apology for those who have hurt you? @donnalhsmith #rejectionissues #rejectionsymptoms […]
Revelations and Friendships
Posted on May 30, 2017 Leave a Comment
I have a friend, who recently told me some things about her origins. She had only recently learned them about herself. They were hard things to deal with, but I tried to encourage her. She’s adopted, like me, and has had a lot of the same issues that I’ve had…like rejection, a bad temper, etc. […]
Addendum to APD Series
Posted on May 23, 2017 Leave a Comment
I realized that I’d forgotten to address certain symptoms of APD and what they look like––plus, how to deal with them, whether you’re the person with APD or a loved one or friend. At the root of APD is some sort(s) of childhood trauma(s). But finding acceptance heals. Click to Tweet #APD #rejection Shyness is […]
APD––Part XV As We Come to The End
Posted on May 16, 2017 Leave a Comment
These last couple months, I’ve been sharing true life stories as I remember them about some of the most painful rejections from my past. I’ve also talked about the healing I’ve gotten in stages, and what God has done with that. Anyone suffering from rejection can be healed. It just takes love and patience. Click […]
Donna L.H. Smith 