Happiness is Loving the Image in the Mirror
A second lesson we can learn from best friends is that we’re likable just as we are. (See yesterday’s post for the first one.) Are you the kind of friend to yourself who genuinely likes you?
What kinds of things do you say to yourself about you? “Gee, you’re fun!” or “You dumb klutz!” Do you appreciate the image that reflects from your mirror, or find fault with it?
Without stopping to think for over 30 seconds, can you name five things that you like about you?
And here’s the clincher question: If you answered negatively to any of the questions above, did you feel badly about yourself? Or could you laugh at your discoveries and see that you were over due for giving yourself a pat on the back or a good, loving hug?
Listen, we live in a culture that bombards us with messages that we’re not good enough. We’re not thin enough, or young enough, or wealthy enough, or healthy enough. If you discover that you have bought into some of those kinds of messages, all it means is that it’s time for a little reassessment. It’s time for a little heart-to-heart talk with yourself, from your best friend.
It’s time to remind yourself that you are a beautiful, one-of-a-kind human being, who obviously is meant to be here, because, look! Here you are! “You are here,” says Eckhart Tolle, in The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
No standard can measure you. You are unique in all of time and space, and you’re growing at exactly the right pace, just as everyone else is. No one else will ever have the experiences you have had. No one else will ever know what it’s like to look at the world through your eyes. No one else will ever have the same sets of choices to make, the same gifts to give, the same talents and skills to express. No one else will ever laugh quite like you do, or love quite the same way. You are the only one who can ever be you. Ever. So be you fully, and radiantly, with gusto and zest.
Wink at that person in the mirror, say “You’re a diamond! Rock on, baby! You’re a star! Let it shine.”
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