Attract what you expect, reflect what you desire, become what you respect, mirror what you admire.
Well, where do I begin....there are so many different things I could say about reflections. First, and foremost, they can be distorted. When we look in a mirror, we are seeing ourselves; but are we really? I challenge you to think about who, or what, you are looking at in that mirror. Is it yourself? Is it someone we do not think we belong to? Are we picking out everything we hate about ourselves? Do we think we need to change ourselves physically? Do we look in the mirror in awe of who God created us to be, or is that reflection something we hate? This is project is all about getting people to think.
So stop and think about that for a moment.
How ever we look at ourselves in that reflection, is the version of ourselves we are putting out into the world. If you think you are ugly and not good enough, someone may not look at you and think "that person is ugly," but they could see that you think you are not good enough. If you get my point, you may realize that not all reflections are physical or tangible, but they can go much deeper than that. You put out a reflection on the world whether you like it or not, but you do have the power to choose what that reflection looks like. When I look out into the world, I see the reflection of myself in those around me, the bad parts, and the good parts. I then reflect back on myself and see what I can do to better my reflection everyday. I don't do this to become better than those around me, but so I push myself to reflect the best possible version of myself into the world. I know reflections can change the world, so if I reflect how I desire for people to treat me, maybe others will have similar reflections, thus creating the ripples. Ya know, mirrors are one of the most powerful things in the world, literally and figuratively, in both good and bad ways. I mean, you could easily blind someone with one, so I would say that's pretty powerful. As I mentioned before, mirrors show reflections of ourselves, we could use that reflection for good and bad. Well I now have an analogy, let's look at the world. Imagine the only mirrors in the world are ones that people have on themselves. You can't look at yourself in the mirror you carry but only the ones other people have. That means, the only reflection of yourself is the one you see in other people. Since you are looking at yourself and them at the same time you may begin to compare, but that is what has to stop. If you stand in front of a mirror, you may say things to yourself that you would never say to anyone else. But if you are standing in front of another person, that can see you as you study the reflection of yourself, will that change how you look at yourself and those around you?
So stop and think about that for a moment.
How ever we look at ourselves in that reflection, is the version of ourselves we are putting out into the world. If you think you are ugly and not good enough, someone may not look at you and think "that person is ugly," but they could see that you think you are not good enough. If you get my point, you may realize that not all reflections are physical or tangible, but they can go much deeper than that. You put out a reflection on the world whether you like it or not, but you do have the power to choose what that reflection looks like. When I look out into the world, I see the reflection of myself in those around me, the bad parts, and the good parts. I then reflect back on myself and see what I can do to better my reflection everyday. I don't do this to become better than those around me, but so I push myself to reflect the best possible version of myself into the world. I know reflections can change the world, so if I reflect how I desire for people to treat me, maybe others will have similar reflections, thus creating the ripples. Ya know, mirrors are one of the most powerful things in the world, literally and figuratively, in both good and bad ways. I mean, you could easily blind someone with one, so I would say that's pretty powerful. As I mentioned before, mirrors show reflections of ourselves, we could use that reflection for good and bad. Well I now have an analogy, let's look at the world. Imagine the only mirrors in the world are ones that people have on themselves. You can't look at yourself in the mirror you carry but only the ones other people have. That means, the only reflection of yourself is the one you see in other people. Since you are looking at yourself and them at the same time you may begin to compare, but that is what has to stop. If you stand in front of a mirror, you may say things to yourself that you would never say to anyone else. But if you are standing in front of another person, that can see you as you study the reflection of yourself, will that change how you look at yourself and those around you?
~Sarah
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