“The older you get, the more you realize that the way you look is a reflection of how you treat yourself.” (Hope Davis)
I used to despise myself on so many levels and any mirror only reflected back upon me the darkness I was living in. It wasn’t so much in the clothes I wore or in my physique, even though they frequently did echo where my heart and soul was. It also wasn’t so much in the things I regularly said, mostly because I was a master manipulator with my words. It was actually through my day-to-day actions that I came to loathe almost every part of myself. The more I lived with hate, anger, and resentment and the more I did everything I could to keep myself numb through any number of addictions, the more my reflection truly showed just how poorly I was treating myself. Thankfully, as I got older it all caught up with me, and through the help of my Higher Power I found the willingness to do something about what I saw looking back at me everyday. I’m grateful to say I like myself a lot more these days and can truly appreciate now what I see reflecting in the mirror.
I pray I learn to treat myself with nothing but unconditional love, so that I may learn to fully embrace that which I see in the mirror everyday.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson