TikTok & Embracing Rejection

This morning, I heard this quote today on a tiktok video that really stuck a cord with me:

"When you are on the right path, rejection is just realignment."

I heard that and it's like a large boulder and weight fell off my shoulders. The video was a comedy clip but sometimes laughs make space for some smarts to smack us upside the head.

It made me think back to the jobs I didn't get that I thought I'd be great at, schools that said no when I felt like I was a fit, projects I felt would be a homerun that weren't even sniffed at as a possibility, EVEN friendship groups that I felt would be best for me. Every NO I received, when my heart and mind were with proper focus and intention, let me to the right yes...the right table, the right class, the right organization, the right "next thing".

The NO helped me shaped what I was really looking and hoping for. It nudged me towards being coached and mentored or taking a beat to survey the landscape before making a next move. It realigned me to calling before career, consideration before commitment, and calm in the midst of seeming calamity*. The NO helped me to have a better idea of what a proper YES could be.

The rejection got me to where I was supposed to be - heart first, mind second, physical body (in-person or remote) third! It doesn't mean that I INVITE rejection like one wanting that smoke BUT I understand it and know that it is now helpful in the long run of the story our Creator is writing of my life!

*Now I type that knowing right now you might be in a time of consistent rejection and time is of the essence (along with a depleting bank account and mental reserve). Please know that I don't say this from a high perch because I also know that rejection can knock on my door before pressing "post"! In the meantime, I pray for your heart and mind (and bank account!) and your eventual landing spot. Someone saying no to you is a short term pain but in no way a judgement of you! May friends come alongside you to build you up and hold you up until the right THING knocks on your door!