Odille Rault's Blog - Posts Tagged "self-esteem"
The Hall of Mirrors
"Imagine you were born and raised in one of those carnival Halls of Mirrors - the ones that distort your reflection. So, everywhere around you, is a distorted image of you. You don’t know it’s distorted - you’ve never seen any other image of yourself.
"Then you go outside, and there you see other people - who all look so good. And you compare yourself to them. And you say “What’s wrong with me! Why can’t I be like that? Why can’t I be like them? They’re so.......... and I’m so.............”
"And you don’t know that you are perfect - because you’ve only ever seen your reflection in the Hall of Mirrors.
"The mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors are the fears and beliefs of certain people around you growing up, and the beliefs and experiences you’ve collected - and everything else that shapes your self image from birth onwards.
"To find out what you’re REALLY like, you need to Trust, and notice and recognize the evidence around you of how much you love yourself. And then you’ll realize that when you stepped outside - those were not other people - those were REAL mirrors - showing Accurate Reflections of YOU! You just didn’t recognize yourself at first! : )"
- Excerpted from "Beyond the Magic Pill - a collection of the insights of Illusions"
"Then you go outside, and there you see other people - who all look so good. And you compare yourself to them. And you say “What’s wrong with me! Why can’t I be like that? Why can’t I be like them? They’re so.......... and I’m so.............”
"And you don’t know that you are perfect - because you’ve only ever seen your reflection in the Hall of Mirrors.
"The mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors are the fears and beliefs of certain people around you growing up, and the beliefs and experiences you’ve collected - and everything else that shapes your self image from birth onwards.
"To find out what you’re REALLY like, you need to Trust, and notice and recognize the evidence around you of how much you love yourself. And then you’ll realize that when you stepped outside - those were not other people - those were REAL mirrors - showing Accurate Reflections of YOU! You just didn’t recognize yourself at first! : )"
- Excerpted from "Beyond the Magic Pill - a collection of the insights of Illusions"
