do something! Count ceiling
tiles, run up and down the steps
five hundred times, color, find a
purple dragon with pink polka
dots... You get the picture. You
occupy them so you can do what
you need to do which is exactly
what Brittany was telling me I
should do with my ego.
That is precisely what I did.
And thus, this article was born
without the help of my ego! And
ya know what? It’s way better
than the ones I submitted last
month anyway. Without rejec-
tion, I never would have writ-
ten this article. Without a great
friend who I can bitch to, this
never would have happened! Isn’t
that such a beautiful fucking
thing?! I am so grateful that I
was rejected and I am even more
grateful for the amazing friends
like Brittany that I have in my
life that help push me toward
these great things.
The moral of the story? Don’t be
like me and become paralyzed
by fear especially of something
happening that has already
happened anyway. If it’s already
happened, what the hell do you
have to be afraid of?
That’s right, NOTHING.
Next time your ego decides that
he or she needs to be involved
in whatever it is you’re trying to
do to better yourself, send it to
go look out for bears! Or in my
case, those awful house centi-
About the Author
Hi lovelies! I am Melissa Bee. I am a fierce introvert
who is passionate about mental health awareness
and teaching people to turn their MESS into their
MESSAGE. I am a mom to a gorgeous daughter
Ella and I am married to a quirky Brit who goes by
Wyndham. In addition to my human baby, I have
a menagerie of fur-babies. I love to knit, read, play
with makeup, and binge-watch TV medical dramas.
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pedes that I am certain spawn
straight from the depths of hell.
Those things are legit terrifying.
Sorry nature, I have mad respect
but seriously, why the hell does
anything need that many legs?
Now go give your ego a job and
go move mountains with your
brilliance!!