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Mirrored Reactions
A useful tool in identifying estranged aspects of yourself is through the mirror of your relationships with others.
This mirroring tool is also reflected in entities, such as: government bodies, religious groups, nations, life situations, and energies. Your issues will confront you daily through the mirror of the others in your life and your reactions to the things they do. To use this mirror as a tool, first become aware of the qualities in other people that create a reaction within you. (A reaction is a heightened emotional response to something another person says or does. It is when your "buttons get pushed"). If your interaction with a selfish person causes the hair on the back of your neck to stand up, then more than likely, you need to acknowledge your own selfishness within. You would not strongly react to this person's selfishness if you had identified, integrated and accepted your own selfish aspects. Healing ceases when you believe that the "problem" is out there, and not merely reflecting something within you. The person confronting you with a lesson may not be mirroring the exact aspect that you need to integrate. However, know that you will only react strongly when there is something of value that this person is presenting to you. Learn to look beyond the superficial label and identify the deeper message. For example, if you find someone annoying, likely there is more involved than just acknowledging that sometimes you can be annoying, too. Observe the exact qualities you found to be annoying--Iet's say this person talks too much or is insensitive to your time constraints. These aspects may initially seem difficult to integrate, especially if you take pride in your ability to communicate, or are generally sensitive to other people's time. Take a deeper look inside... do you always use your own time well? And what about the constant chatter in your head? Find the deeper message. You wouldn't react unless you "own" the situation on some level. Eventually, as you use the mirror, things that used to push your buttons can be reduced to only tiny disturbances.
The Universal Teacher
In this way, the truth is that everyone you encounter is a teacher and everything you experience in these encounters can be a gift. The Universe presents you with the very aspects that you deny in yourself. Be still, and know that you will find freedom as the Universe presents you with all the information you need to move forward and heal.
There is only one religion, the religion of Love. There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity. There is only one race, the Human Race. ~ Sathya Sai Baba
