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What do you see when you see your reflection?

Do you see only the physical form or can you look deeper and see the beauty that lies just below the surface?

Do you see only your failure to satisfy everyone else's expectations of you or can you see into your heart and soul and appreciate who you are?

Often it's difficult to see past the surface. You know yourself best and take for granted those behaviors, talents and abilities others treasure and admire most in you. It's easy to see flaws instead of value, ugliness instead of beauty, and darkness instead of light when you are the only one evaluating who and what you are.

When all you can see are shapes, sizes and colors, look at yourself through the eyes of those who love you. With each loving reflection will come a completely different perspective on how special you are in the world and how truly valuable you are as an individual.

After seeing yourself reflected in their eyes, the way you look at yourself will change forever.

Seek out your reflection in the eyes of those who love you. Those are the eyes that see truth without judgment, grant forgiveness without guilt and offer pride without shame.

Learn from them how to look at yourself the way they do — with love and acceptance. Then you won't need a mirror, you'll become one for others.

 Recommended book:

Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle
by Colin C. Tipping.

Info/Order this book.

About The Author

Paula Bonnell is an aspiring author who left the corporate world to discover her spirituality. She founded Aslite Enterprise in 2002 for the express purpose of helping business owners and sales professionals gain access to the power of gratitude through acknowledgment. Aslite produces a series of motivational cards to inspire customers, clients, patients and referral sources as well as developing acknowledgment systems to encourage customer retention and increased referrals.

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