Divine Detours: Trusting the Redirection You Didn't Ask For
- Stacey Paige
- 12 hours ago
- 3 min read
Senior year of college, I was crystal clear on what I wanted next.
I was majoring in hospitality management and had met the most amazing restaurant group at our career fair. They were fun, fast-paced, and full of personality!
The recruiters painted a picture of an exciting, dynamic company—and I bought into it completely.
I threw myself into the application process, nailed the interviews, and started mentally packing my bags for whatever city they’d send me to.
I could practically see my new life unfolding, with this big, bold start to my career!
I was so sure: THIS WAS IT.
Sooooo...... when I didn’t get hired?
Crushed. Embarrassed. Confused.
I thought I had done everything right. I thought they wanted me.
It wasn’t just disappointment I was feeling.
It was rejection.
A deep, personal NO that made me question everything.
Ultimately I ended up accepting a different job, and moved to New York for my first position out of school.
About a year later, I caught up with a few classmates who had landed jobs with that company I’d been so sure was my next step.
Let’s just say… they didn’t have the glow of people living their dream.
As they shared their experiences—broken promises, chaotic management, and a revolving door of new hires—it hit me:
I hadn’t missed out. I’d been spared.
The job I landed instead gave me more depth, more responsibility, better income, and a clear path to growth. It stretched me in ways I didn’t even know I needed and gave me the experience I couldn’t have planned for if I tried.
What felt like a devastating “no” at the time was actually a perfectly timed “not this.”
Reframing Rejection
Sometimes, rejection is an invitation to loosen your grip—a reminder that control is more of an illusion than we’d like to admit.
It’s a chance to ask yourself:
• What feeling was I really chasing?
• Was I seeking adventure, purpose, belonging, security?
And then to hold the feelings in your intention, and move forward with trust that the Universe is gently guiding you toward the experiences that will actually give you those feelings.
Because the truth is:
The Universe sees what you can’t yet, and it’s always working in your favor—even when it doesn’t feel that way.
When you really think about it, rejection can mean:
• You’re being protected from something not meant for you.
• You’re being prepared for something better.
• You’re being rerouted toward alignment.
• You’re being invited to pause and reassess.
And remember, when you stay committed to your intentions—focused on the experience you want, not getting too tangled up in exactly how it needs to look—what’s meant for you will never miss you.
The truth is, some of our biggest blessings arrive disguised as disappointments.
What looks like a closed door might actually be a gentle reroute—one that leads you toward more growth, fulfillment, and peace than you could’ve planned with your own limited perspective.
So if you’re facing rejection right now, try asking:
• What might this be clearing the path for?
• Who am I becoming because of this?
• What if this is the Universe’s way of saying, “Not here, not yet—but just wait”?
Sometimes, we’re so focused on what didn’t happen that we miss the beauty of what is unfolding.
Trust the redirection.
Even if it hurts.
Even if it doesn’t make sense yet.
Even if your inner planner is begging for an explanation.
Ready to let go and trust the reroute?
This week's five minute fix guided meditation "Divine Detours: When Rejection is Redirection" is here to help you reframe redirection as a powerful tool for personal growth and conscious manifestation.
Because one day, you might just look back and realize it was the best “no” you ever got.
Mindful Moments: Divine Detours: When Rejection is Redirection - Five Minute Fix Guided Meditation.
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