Look Behind Your Reflection In The Mirror To Love Yourself
Do you know how to love yourself?
I want to love myself the way I am, so today I sat in front of the mirror to talk to my mirror image, to accept that I am not perfect. To look beyond my physical appearance for the first time and understand who I really am – a result of all the experiences I have gone through.
Today I learned that life is reflected on the skin. Although they say that the eyes are the mirror of the soul, they are also the door to hope. But sometimes it is difficult to look in the mirror and look beyond your appearance, to see that we are not only made of flesh and blood, but also experiences, hopes and dreams.
Wrinkles reflect worries around your eyes and laughter around your mouth. They reflect the words that are unspoken in addition to the ones we busted out with and regretted later. They are a part of us, a part that shows the world who we are.
It can be quite difficult to look into your soul and love yourself when you look in the mirror. We tend to do this when we regret the past instead of looking forward to the future, when we cling to what we have lost instead of appreciating what we have achieved, when we try to create a perfect look, which porcelain, as if we are lifeless dolls without any life experience.
Learn from the past so you can love yourself
But we are more than ours. We are our past, and it appears on our skin. The past shows us where we come from, but it does not determine where we are going. We are the ones who choose where to take our next steps.
However, it is important to learn from the past, without clinging to it. The past is part of who we are, but it does not define what we can become. It is the stones that form our foundation, but not what is inside.
Remember that we are not just a reflection of the past; we are also what we are fighting to be tomorrow. We must respect our past and learn from our mistakes, but not let it determine every step we take.
Loving yourself: The future is a reflection of what can be
As I listened to my reflection, fearlessly talking about the future I wanted to see in the mirror, I realized that the will to fight for what I really want is more valuable than the mistakes I made in the past. You do not always have to see reality as it actually is, but what you can achieve if you do what you set out to do.
It takes time to build the future you want, but you can only do it if you are patient and do not give up, no matter how far away your goals seem right now. It is a virtue to endure when you face resistance, and a good quality to learn from your mistakes, and a sign of intelligence to let go of the stones you stumbled upon.
Today I sat in front of the mirror to talk to my mirror image, and I understood that I am everything I have been through, and I want to be everything that I want to be. It is in my hands to fight for my dreams and learn from my mistakes and to love myself. After all, our dreams are within reach if we know more about ourselves than the image we project. No one is perfect, but we are wisely imperfect.
