Isn’t It Painful When Friends Reject You— What Now?

Quit listening to your thoughts— it’s not you — it’s your mind!

Photo by Ewelina Karezona Karbowiak on Unsplash

My friend, Carol, a pickleball enthusiast I play with often, had an issue she was struggling with.

In her mind, she felt slighted by two players. They stopped inviting Carol to play with her as they may have been a bit more advanced than she. She…