Is it time to look in the mirror?
Typically this is used when somebody needs to face who they are and not always in a good way. Maybe being asked to acknowledge some pitfalls...the things that might be going wrong, that they're not aware of.
This isn't about that...this is about acknowledging that all those things you see in others, that you appreciate and admire, are also in you...that's why you're noticing them. It's also time to accept the grace that you so readily give to others is something that you too are worthy of....those things.
More and more as I expand my own openness and willingness to be vulnerable and ask for understanding and help, I am exposed to the raw humanity of others.
Their fears and shortcomings that they're desperately trying to hide or compensate for. The beautiful opening that happens when they feel seen and understood. When they realize that failures are expected and that's never the point. The point it is realizing this, acknowledging this, and then learning that these are the things that connect us, not divide us.
That the things you so willingly give grace to others for, are the very things that you too, deserve to receive grace for.
This is the mirror I am referring too. The mirror that is so necessary for you to look in to. To see that you too deserve the same grace you are giving others. Yes you do.
Are you ready?
Let's get to it...
Your challenge...
Think of one specific area in your life right now where you're struggling with the idea that everyone else has it figured out and you're the outlier.
Ask yourself.
If someone told me they were struggling with this very same thing, how would I respond to them?
With compassion or judgement?
What would I say to them?
Something harsh, or something kind?
What kind of understanding would I offer them without hesitation?
What support would I give them?
This...this is the mirror for you. Look closely at it. What changes when you use this perspective...when you give yourself the same grace you so readily give to others?
Cut yourself some slack...everyone else is in the same kind of boat...
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Cheers,
Ann
Time to look in the mirror?