Mirror, Mirror...

So I had someone say to me that this stuff I'm writing is too touchy/feeling and that spending time pondering these things is essentially a waste of time. That instead of thinking about it all, I should be out their LIVING life ...

I recently became aware of how often my judgments about others are really just a reflection of what I don't like or am afraid to face within myself. I realized that once I decided to embrace every aspect of my personality and accept all of my emotion as a natural part of being human, then I could be content in my own skin.
I could also let others express and be themselves with less judgment and more acceptance. Respecting the fact that we all have the same feelings, we just express different ones in different degrees...

I realized that when I am judging someone else for what they are doing or feeling all I am really doing is judging myself... Now I looked to people to be a mirror for me. To help me to learn and to grow in understanding of who I am and what I need to look at.

So to all of you that continue to challenge me, thank you for helping me grow. I hope to be your mirror as well.