06/10/2025
The Mirror the World Holds Up
Every time I deal with someone, it feels like I’m standing in front of a mirror… not theirs, but mine. The way people react, assume, or judge often says more about their internal world than mine. A thief might believe everyone steals… not because they’ve been stolen from, but because it’s how they move. But someone who’s been stolen from over and over might think the same. The difference is whether they choose to become the villain in someone else’s story or stay rooted in their own truth.
If you don’t carry a victim mindset, it’s easier not to project harm onto others. But if you’ve caused harm.. lied, cheated, betrayed… those assumptions are harder to shake. You start to see your own flaws in others because deep down, you know what you’re capable of.
That’s where I check myself.
When I notice something in someone that bothers me, I ask: Is this something I do? Have done? Or has it been done to me? And more importantly… how do I handle that energy? Do I recycle it and turn it into something better, or do I pass it on the way I received it, thinking that’s “fair”?
Fairness isn’t about giving what you got. It’s about giving what’s right.
I try to let others be a reflection I can learn from. Not every flaw I notice is mine… but every reaction I have is. If I don’t want to make people feel the way I’ve been made to feel, I have to be conscious of how I move. What people assume about others often reveals what they would do in the same situation. And when I see that, it teaches me more about them.. but it also gives me a chance to reflect on me.
The world holds up a mirror. I just try to make sure I’m brave enough to look in it.
