Rejection = redirection. . .
There are a lot of ways that rejection can show up in our lives:
We don’t get the promotion and the raise we’ve been vying for;
We don’t get the ring and the commitment from that man or woman;
We don’t have that connection or common ground with a new friend;
We don’t book the part, the role, the gig, the job, the co-star, the series regular, the one that was going to give us that break we’ve been waiting for
What if what you wanted wasn’t in your best interest?
What if what you desired isn’t what you really needed?
What if what you thought you had to have wasn’t really the right thing for you?
We don’t see or understand that. We get lost in the rejection and become filled with anger and sadness. We get caught in ego.
Ego says we had to have that new title and that extra money because it was going to make us feel better.
Ego says that getting engaged would make us feel like the time spent in that relationship was worth it.
Ego says that friendship would save us from loneliness.
Ego says that that role, gig or job will take us one step closer to ‘making it’.
What if the rejection was really a redirection?
A redirection sets you on a new journey.
A redirection puts the clock back to zero and gives us a new start.
A redirection shifts our focus to the unknown - a place filled with new opportunities.
If we believe that some unseen force guides our lives, then we have to believe that a redirection is an intended new path to take us to a better outcome. A redirection moves us into alignment with what is in our highest and best good. We see our lives from our perspective. Those that guide us have a bigger vision of what our lives can be. Think of walking on the beach. We see the beach, the ocean and the sunshine. A seagull sees us walking on the beach, but it also sees the ocean in relation to us. The seagull has a higher vision.
Take a moment to think about a rejection that you experienced? Did you find yourself redirected? How did that redirection serve you? How did that redirection bring you to the person you are today? Are you happy with that? If yes, then perhaps the rejection was the best thing that could have happened to you and not the worst. Would you agree?