I WAS THINKIN about reflections. Sometimes, they are accurate. Sometimes, they get ruffled and refracted.
I don't think we often see true reflections of ourselves. I have noticed that many people see themselves differently than other people see them. My friends will tell me their faults -- hair too straight, hair too curly, hair too thin, hair too thick - (and that's just their hair!). They would never look at me and judge me as harshly as they judge themselves. Could it be that we need to stop looking for flaws and start finding reasons to admire ourselves? If our friends don't reflect back to us someone we like we need to consider: (1) should we change our approach; or (2) should we change our friends? This, of course, is not to say that we need to become haughty and proud. We just need (I believe) to be more honest about our own strengths.
Finally, when we see our weaknesses and flaws in the reflections, we need to minimize those by highlighting our strengths. Good friends will do this for us and with us.
I WAS THINKIN about reflections. Sometimes, they are accurate. Sometimes, they get ruffled and refracted.
I don't think we often see true reflections of ourselves. I have noticed that many people see themselves differently than other people see them. My friends will tell me their faults -- hair too straight, hair too curly, hair too thin, hair too thick - (and that's just their hair!). They would never look at me and judge me as harshly as they judge themselves. Could it be that we need to stop looking for flaws and start finding reasons to admire ourselves? If our friends don't reflect back to us someone we like we need to consider: (1) should we change our approach; or (2) should we change our friends? This, of course, is not to say that we need to become haughty and proud. We just need (I believe) to be more honest about our own strengths.
Finally, when we see our weaknesses and flaws in the reflections, we need to minimize those by highlighting our strengths. Good friends will do this for us and with us.
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