I am doing exercises in a shadow work book. I am on the section that deals with rejection right now. My new mantra for being turned down is "I only want what wants me back." You can actually choose to be THANKFUL when you are rejected.
There are always reasons to support this, even if they aren't obvious at first. In time, you will see why the Universe didn't want certain people in your life or why they're not for you. Not everyone is in alignment, and that's okay.
I went and made a list of nearly 30 people who hurt me at some point in life. I plan to go through the list and for each one, answer the following questions:
1. How did I react at first?
2. How did the rejection or separation/ending help put me on a better path?
3. How can I choose to be thankful these people aren't in my life anymore?