Take a Look at Yourself

Cut the ties…that keep you tethered.

When something annoys you, picks at you, just won’t leave you alone…take a look and find out what is REALLY bothering you.

Why does this annoyance resonate with you?

Why are you thinking and seeing with judge(y) glasses?

This could be a perfect stranger that you are cutting off at the knees or it could be your best friend…the underlying root…the common denominator…IS YOU.

Get to the source and rid yourself of the bind. Take back your power and control. It all starts with a thought. Once you think about something, you automatically give it power. Power can be positive or negative, so choose carefully. If you are attempting to change the world and strive for inner peace, you need to be 100% honest with yourself.

Do you ask for truth? Do you preach truth to others? The one person that lies to you the most is YOU. If you disagree, you are either 1. lying to yourself or 2. You have already mastered Inner Peace and the action of reaction with unconditional love.

Do you sugarcoat a situation in attempts to justify your actions? Seek temporary relief instead of diminishing it forever? Even when none else knows what you are thinking? Play the victim instead of taking responsibility and action to change? Quick to point the finger and point out flaws of others?

It is more of a challenge to point out the truth when you are looking at your own reflection than it is to easily identify the “problem” within someone else. The same as offering advice to someone, but not taking it yourself.

If we all focused on our own internal growth and projected on to others the qualities we seek, this struggle would dissipate and we would be free. It can be a tough, jagged-little pill to swallow. Recognition will set you free. Stop the cycle of self-doubt and self-sabotage. Shift the focus on self-love and inner peace.

“I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change”