Mirror Mirror on the wall.

Glorious morning!

Today we will expand on the subject of mirrors with a quote by Margaret Atwood.

“ To live without mirrors is to live without the self “

Who is Margaret Atwood? And how did she come to think of that quote? I'm sure through some tough reflections staring back at her. Margaret was born in 1939. She is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic. She won numerous awards for her writings. So let’s dive into the mirror and why it is so important to embrace our own reflection.

Margaret’s quote says to me, if you do not accept and celebrate who you are, you will run from yourself. The mirror is a place where we can get honest and raw. We can get confronting as well, which can be a good thing for personal growth. If we don't like what we see in the mirror, chances are we are avoiding the parts of us that need acknowledgement and healing. We also need to let go of any darkness or shadows within us. ( we all have it ). The mirror is simply a truthful reflection of all of who we are. The good, the bad and the ugly. The good news is, we get to clean an upgrade who we see in the mirror at any time in our lives. We have been taught that the mirror is strictly for wanting to know how we physically look. Yes they come in handy when we are getting ready to leave for work and want to make sure we look presentable. But I have come to know that mirrors can be a transformational blessing if we utilize their full potential, and that's the potential to reveal the dark hurtful and or fearful things in our lives that we are carrying around. When we carry such things, they end up influencing every aspect of our life, why? Because they are part of us, unless and until we acknowledge them, and release them.

My own mirror work played a critical role in my healing journey. I had no clue I was walking around with unfinished, unhealed, and unacknowledged baggage. My baggage was tucked away out of my conscious sight. My mirror work helped bring it to the surface for review, and boy did I need that review so I could retire it and make new beliefs about myself that propelled me in an empowered way instead of my old negative beliefs that were always lurking and interfering with my self love, my self confidence and empowerment. I used to only use the mirror to see how I looked in it, you know, my hair, my face and makeup and how my clothes were fitting me. I still do those things, but one day on the advice of my spiritual teacher, I sat in front of a full length mirror with questions about my life. I asked why am I struggling to move forward and complete my dreams and goals? I also asked why am I repeating the same emotional turmoil with my partner over and over and over ( yes I can keep going because this went on for decades ). Well I asked and got quiet each day in that mirror and because I was WILLING and open to the answers, I received them. I started to understand whatever was inside of me from my past was still hanging around causing a lot of my grief. I then was on a full blown mission to stop that low vibrating cycle, and change it to something that was serving me well. When we allow the mirror to reflect ( and it can ONLY reflect the truth ) the truth, then we can see the false truths of our past circumstances as well. When we know better we can do better. It takes courage to see our shortcomings and to admit that we fall short at times in life. But the more honest we can be with ourselves , the more we can clear the way for more positive truths about ourselves and our unlimited potential.

When I confronted and became aware of the dark shadowy parts of myself, I was able to start to not only forgive myself for walking around the planet in that half healed state, but I started to work with affirmations and declaring what and who I really am underneath those past experiences. We are not our past, we were just a part of what it was at the time.

Do you struggle sitting in front of the mirror and getting quiet with it? Does just staring at yourself in the mirror make you feel uncomfortable? Do you love who you see in the mirror? If you struggle knowing why you avoid the mirror, I can help. Schedule a free discovery call today. Peace be with you, Dawn

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