Courage to Give

We've all put ourselves out there at times, but the worst feeling is when you put yourself out there and the reaction is an immense disappointment.  You can almost hear the thump of it's dead weight as it falls.  It is equal, in it's crushing reality, to rejection, a personal affront that could cause some to become shell shocked, and withdrawn but the stronger variety will realize that the act of offering is not so much about the reaction to it's presentation as it is about the courage to give. Every person will not see things or understand them in the same light.  We can not worry about being misunderstood, we can only try to contribute. 
If we allow apprehension to steer us, it is a faulty navigation system and we run the risk of being eternally lost.