Step out of the norm and follow your dreams in anything vaguely creative and rejection is the name of the game.
I am a writer/artist/lightworker and my experience is pretty similar to yours.
And if I were to really talk about rejection being a lightworker sets one up for major rejection and ridicule!
:)
We have to be true to ourselves and follow our passion and, as you say, cultivate a thick skin.
I wish you well on your path.
xox
Absolutely! We have but one shot in this life---MAKE IT COUNT! Rejection doesn't matter in the big scheme of things. You learn things about yourself in those moments...namely that you're still living...still breathing. Who cares if one, ten, or one-hundred people don't "get" what it is that you are creating. It's not for them--it's for you. Thanks for the comment, I wish you the best on your journey as well.