Loving Through Rejection

Rejection is something that has happened to each of us at some point in our lives, some more than others. We can experience this in many ways from a person, job, school, and other scenarios. The feelings that stir up inside us can be shame, hurt, and embarrassment. What if there was a different way to think about his? One that would challenge us to see things from a loving space?

When I think about all the ways I was being rejected in my lifetime, I can see now how I was being redirected to something better. In those moments, though, we can’t see it because the feelings we feel can overwhelm us. These feelings come from the stories we have told ourselves each day in ways we might not even realize.

In the last 5 years of my journey, I think I have been rejected more than I have at any other time in my life! Thankfully I have learned to trust that each rejection has pointed me to where I was meant to be. In the moments of rejection, when we want to say we are this or that, or we aren’t this or that, we need to stop in our tracks and look at the bigger picture. Sometimes we don’t even want a particular outcome, but it is the rejection that we do not like.

I try to look at this in a way that the Universe is redirecting me to something better, or it is saving me from something. I also sometimes think this person or job or whatever circumstance may not be ready for me:). If we stop with the negative talk and take a different look, believe me, you will see so much more. XO-Rach