People around us are mirrors

Your entire life is a reflection of how you think. You cannot change yourself by altering the mirror you are looking into…you must change first, and then the reflection will change.

People you interact with reflect back and help you get to know yourself better. I have been surprised time after time how differently people I have known for years will act around or towards me, depending on how I am feeling and being. I have been in negative spiral situations with my relationships when I was habitually discontented, blaming and judging, and almost overnight had those same relationships become very peaceful and reassuring when I felt true compassion for the other person and myself. If you pay attention to how others respond to you, it can help you to identify when you are demonstrating your best qualities, and maybe some areas that could use some improvement. If you don’t want to wait for people to respond to your great or terrible attitude, you could just pay attention to how you are feeling in any moment or situation. If you are feeling good and relaxed, there is a strong likelihood that you are broadcasting a good signal to people around you. If you are feeling contradiction or confusing emotions, you might not be living that moment fully. You could be focusing on something that does not agree with what you want, and that feels bad. You could be broadcasting that uncertainty, sketchy, or…