Feeling disappointed is normal. It’s okay to be disappointed when you don’t get your dream job, or you miss out on a sweet apartment listing, or that guy/girl never called you back after what you thought was a great date. Disappointment is a normal emotional rollercoaster we jump on from time to time, but it’s how we deal with it that matters more as that speaks true to who we are and our ability to balance the good and bad. 
I was disappointed this past week because I didn’t get the job I wanted with one of my top listed companies. I hadn’t given myself many options because I couldn’t see myself working for anyone else right now, but that changed when I got the email notifying me that I didn’t make the cut … oh boy. I was very disappointed in myself because I didn’t understand how I didn’t make it, but after a glass of wine in the hours that followed, and a pep-talk from my big sister, I realized that sometimes in life, when we think we are on a certain path and for some reason, we get derailed off said path, we have to find another way to get to the other side and to the next destination. Giving up is never an option, especially when we can elevate ourselves through experience to get us to where we need to be so that we are ready for the next time. It might take longer to get to the destination, but it is worth the journey.
I was watching Miracles From Heaven and Queen Latifah’s character – Angela – said something that hit home – “You either roll with it or you get rolled on. You get rolled on, you get flat”. This is so true and when I heard it, it shook me awake. Bad shit happens all the time and we all get disappointed, but instead of staying in that low moment where we wallow in self-pity, we have to take that moment and roll with it. We roll with it because we are not meant to stay in that stagnant sad moment. If we don’t roll with it, we will get flattened and in our mind, we will constantly feel defeated if we do nothing.
I was down but I picked myself up and out of bed because I needed to take the next step and make my next move. Working on our attitude and how we react in the worst of moments is really a testament to our approach to life. When something gets us down, we have to get back up because it is the only way to learn, to be a better person and to move forward. Time doesn’t stop just because of a bad moment, therefore, it is what you do after the fact that changes how the next sequence of events unfolds. Therefore, the lesson from my personal life experience is that regardless of how bad things get, you have to keep moving. 
How do you deal with disappointment? Do you meditate? Please share any tips and tricks.
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