Insults can make you stronger and what people will do you can try to block out. We are social creatures, but we can try to get past any social pain we may feel. If it feels warranted, then we can look at ourselves and what we are doing wrong. If it is not, then we need to recognize what is going on, decide if it is worth your time, pursue or disregard it. It seems easy enough. Sometimes we need to build a shell like a turtle to have the serious stuff just bounce off us and onto something else. We may have shells, but we will feel things occasionally, and it may bother us. We do not internalize the external and make it a part of us. This is not fair to who we are and there is nothing to gain from it. The good thing is we are the deciders of what we will and will not tolerate. The shocking news is we want to feel liked and when these things come at us, they can be hurtful or catch us off guard. We need to be able to give ourselves what we need, so that we can be at our best and be happy. Any pain we face is not meant as a failure or mistake, but more of the learning process at work. I always stress that when going through something the first time take it easy and do the best you can because you will mess up all over the place. You then go on and mess up all over the place, but you learn and that learning drives you to become better and then this can keep happening until you find the mistakes before the mistakes hurt you. You become like a ninja able to detect the things coming up and now have the strength to conquer it all. Why are we getting frustrated when the good things can come to us? Because they are not coming as fast as we want them to and we wait for nobody! You may not wait for anything and have everything give to you immediately or you may struggle and struggle and struggle feeling you never catch a break. You can also realize that the good opportunities will come for you and in your way seek them or let them find you. Things do find you, but it is easier when you are looking for it. Is it possible to trust someone? Are you willing to share everything with someone and see how they react to it? Are you going to stay in the comfort zone and grab another beer? It is better when we can test ourselves because this lets us see how we are doing. When we are not using our brains or looking at things that is when I think danger can strike. It is important to take rest but not let the rest control you. One thing that we need to know is it is always worth it if you want it and it makes you happy.