Exercise 2: Mirror Of Me
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org,
please feel free to visit the school website)
Look for a moment at someone in your life who bothers you.
Describe 3 things about this person that you don’t like, things that you want him or her to change.
Now, look deeply inside of you and ask yourself, ‘Where am I like that, and when do I do the same things?’
Close your eyes, and give yourself the time to do this. Then ask yourself if you are willing to change.
When you remove these patterns, habits, and beliefs from your thinking and behavior, either the other person will change, or he or she will leave your life.”
This exercise is a powerful one in helping us to shift the energies of projection, blame, and judgment. When we can fully accept ourselves for where we are in our own growth, we can lovingly accept others, and cease to be triggered by their behaviors. For the next week, whenever you find yourself being triggered or feeling critical or judgmental about another, think about this exercise. Then repeat this affirmation:
“All my relationships are harmonious.”