Day 49 - leave inspirational notes in library books: First I tried to give blood and found the location closed, then I went to the downtown library and asked if I could leave inspirational notes in the self-help books, and was told that the supervisor who would need to approve my request was in a meeting and that I could instead call her on Monday to ask permission. Lesson 49: This is an old lesson, and yet it still stands the test of time - sometimes it is better to receive a rejection to allow myself some relaxation time, especially during the Easter weekend. I was grateful for the opportunity to instead locate the Spanish section of the library and read a teen book to pass the time called No Te Vayas. Day 50 - give blood: I really expected to be turned away because I have been out of the country within the last couple of years, and because the last time I gave blood in the US, I had to look at a very detailed map of both Peru and Bolivia and answer a lot of questions before I could do so...but surprisingly, I was approved! Lesson 50: I was glad that I was able to give blood, because I was the only one in the center. It was the day after a holiday, so I suppose it makes sense. And the other lesson is, the next time I give blood, my blood donation can go for the premie babies! Day 51 - leave inspirational notes in library books: During this rejection therapy blog series, we are going full circle! I was committed to showing up in person instead of calling back the downtown library, so I went back and was promptly sent up three flights of stairs to the switchboard. On my way up, I had two thoughts: 1) I feel like I am in Bolivia again, asking myself, "the switchboard, what does this mean?" and 2) perhaps the joke/punishment was just to send me up three flights of stairs to make me winded enough so that when I get upstairs I can't ask my question because I can't breathe. Thankfully, though, "the switchboard" was a very customer service friendly woman talking on a headset. She told me that she would take down my information and have someone contact me. Lesson 51: We truly have come full circle, because I am back to the beginning, with a twist. This time instead of me contacting someone, they are going to contact me. Again, I took it as a good sign that the woman with whom I spoke was willing to pass on my contact information, reviewed my notes, and even told me that she thought it was a good idea!
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