Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall

Self-reflection. A way to look into the soul. No personal growth, no hidden treasure can be found without it. It requires more than stillness and silence. Nor is it a habit of comparison. Rather, it is a communication of mind and soul, a quiet dialogue with the self and God, a pause that ponders more than judges.

Self-reflection makes us wiser, calmer, more assured of who we are. It makes us less judgmental because we look at both sides of a story, and know that no one is totally innocent, so no one should bear all the blame.

Self-reflection requires courage, because what we find isn't always what we want to see. But that is the glory of it; we learn the truth about ourselves, which helps us shed the oblivious "me" of our dreams.  Such shedding reveals a very organic honesty, one that  refreshes simple because it is authentic. And isn't that what we all want?