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Are we happy with the reflection that we see staring back at us from our mirror? Or do we struggle with appreciating and accepting us for who we are? Sometimes are minds play tricks on us, in one instance we are confident and strong and full of life and a force to reckon with. However, when we look closer, we see an image of a weak, frail individual who is scarier than a church mouse. Many of us, if we are honest struggle with our own self image and self perception. We need not go any further than what others may think about us because we have so many self defeating thoughts and images about ourselves. We are not what we see, rather we are more of what we think we are! What we think we are, often becomes our reality.

People, see what we want them to see. We have our act down to a science. We make ourselves appear larger, stronger, bolder and more daring like the world is our stage. Yet, behind close doors we struggle with loving ourselves and accepting who we are. We pollute our minds with negative words, thoughts that we have collected over the years by our past experiences and allowed voices from those who have rejected us, hurt us and or envious of us become a cycle of everlasting play. We allowed the world to shape our image, because we simply surrender our power over to others and become defined by their personal opinions.

We become trapped trying to please the world. We try to please our parents, our mates, our friends, taking cues from them all but not from our own self. What can I say, but that you have to define your own image.Stop letting the world define the you that you should be. What should be looking back at you from the mirror is a reflection of your true self. Be happy with the person you are, even with your flaws. The flaws give you something to work on along the way. Ignore the people who may draw attention to your flaws and overlook the qualities that make you uniquely and wonderfully good. What truly matters most is how you see yourself!

It is time to look closer in the mirror and be true to yourself. Work on you! Shut out the voices of public opinion of what you should, could and would be and start defining "you" for "you".

Like the old fairytale story words, that said Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, whose the fairest of them all...let your true self speak back and let your words ring full of positivity, strength and power and let your reflection be a wonderful, beautiful, response to life.

Be your authentic self, an original and not a copy...accept the you that you are!

Unveiled to Be Transformed
-Keisha

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