I’ve struggled to fully understand how the world is a reflection of my Self. I kind of understood it and believed it was true, but I was looking at the statement from the wrong perspective.

I have always looked at it as the characteristics of the people I see, or the world I see, are supposed to be similar to or represent me. And while I do think individuals reflect aspects of our Selves that we like and even don’t like, this morning I developed a new understanding of this mirror phenomenon.

The reflection from the mirror of the world can be seen by who we attract in our lives, the opportunities that come our way, the events that occur, and how those events are perceived, and how our overall experience ends up being.

Drawing on my experience, I look at the amazing people who continue to enter my life, the interactions I have with strangers, and the opportunities that present themselves to me. These only occur because of my internal state, the level of consciousness (think Dr. David Hawkins) I operate from, and how I show up in the world. My world, despite the imperfections, reflects positivity, optimism, abundance, love, joy, and opportunity. This only happens because that is how my internal world operates.

And I’m not the only person who experiences this.

I’m sure you can think of someone on the other end of the spectrum. They can’t seem to escape negative people who bring them down, keep having setbacks, and always have something to complain about. This is their experience because the world is a mirror of their internal state and of how they show up in it.

It’s important to realize this mirror phenomenon is not an indication of how “good” or “bad” a person is. It is not a judgment on the quality of the person, as the mirror does not know “good” or “bad”.

Use this understanding of the reflection you are getting from the mirror of life to evaluate what your internal state is like and how you are showing up in the world. Everyone has the ability to change the reflection the mirror is showing them—so if you don’t like what is be reflected back onto you, start working on the individual standing in front of the mirror.

Change your Self, change the reflection.

See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,

JC