Mirrors

I gave someone some advice the other day. Afterwards, I reflected that it was advice that I also needed 😬😂.

This kind of thing happens all the time. If we pay attention, we might notice that our judgement of others reflects some kind of judgement we have about ourselves, it can also show us what is important to us. Our jealousy of others can show us what we really want.

You get the idea… it’s never really about them.

With practice, rather than getting completely caught up in the spiral of thoughts and emotions like judgement and jealousy, or speaking these thoughts to others, or feeling bad about having them, we can pause and use them as tools for self-enquiry. When we start this practice, we might need to do it after the spiral, or saying the thing, or beating ourselves up, and that’s okay – it takes practice.

Here’s a few suggestions:

What advice have you given recently? Is it something you need yourself?

Who or what are you most judgemental of? What within you are you judging? What does it show you about what is important to you?

Who or what are you jealous of? Can you name what you want?

There are mirrors everywhere if we pay attention. If you choose to use these mirrors, notice what dissolves, what comes forward, what actions you need to take. Notice how your relationship with yourself, with your thoughts and emotions, with others and with the Universe changes.