Reflection!

🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸”if you don’t like the way that you
look it’s probably because you have
chosen the wrong mirror to look at
yourself in

stop using other people as a mirror
to see your reflection - especially if that other

person is a jerk

jerks make the worst mirrors
they only want to
reflect your blemishes

and your weaknesses
and your fault lines
and your sins

don’t blame them for
making you feel bad.

you are the one looking for them
to tell you how you look

of course, they will
tell you that you’re ugly

of course, they will
say you aren’t enough

they are jerks

• what did you expect?

and while we are at it…
stop using your bank
account as a mirror

it’s a liar

it doesn’t really
show you who you really are

neither does your car
or your grades
or your awards
or your Instagram
or your past mistakes
or your diagnosis
or your late bills
or your failures

none of those things make very good mirrors

If you want to know how you actually look I suggest that you hold a baby for a bit. Pay attention to how a baby will look at you. To a baby you are a garden of a million wildflowers. You are a giant. You are an ancient warrior protecting them from monsters and uncomfortable rashes. You fill up their sky like a brilliant supernova.

To a baby laying in your arms, you are both the cradle and the lullaby. A baby will gaze at you with wide eyes and an uncontrollable smile because they have just come from heaven and they know divinely crafted beauty when they see it.

They see the miracle in you. They see the miracle in you. They see the miracle in you.

Babies make the best mirrors. Look at yourself the way a baby looks at you.

For too long you have let dirty and broken shards of glass tell you who you are. Their reflection is corrupt – stop trusting them. Let the innocent show you who you are. They see your light. They see you for who you are:

Capable
Strong
Beautiful
Burning
Blooming
Becoming

in the time you have left
be kind to yourself

and choose what reflections
you believe with the
utmost care”. 🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸