Page 80 - Pearls of Perception (eBook)

Portrait

Look into the mirror. What do you see? Do you like what you see?
Are you proud of the person staring back at you? Or are you rather
disappointed?

No matter the case, both pride and disappointment are things of the
past. Maybe you feel excitement…but wait, that’s a thing of the fu-
ture.

What if, instead of reflecting back your future or your past, you
would reflect the sky itself ? What if you could look into the mirror
and see the stars, rolling down on the outline of your face?

What if, every time you speak, you would hear the sound of calm
waves, caressing the shore?

And just what if… every time you smile, you would feel the whole
world smile with you?

What a beautiful portrait that would be.

Make no mistake, it is in your own power to make it happen. It is you
who decides what the mirror reflects back. The mirror is just doing its
job. The mirror is not what brings you disappointment or pride, for it
is neutral by nature. Its only job is to reflect all those things back to
you, so you can recognize them and so have the opportunity to do
something about them, if, of course, you are not satisfied with how