Weekly Challenge 2/27/11 - 3/5/11 Reflection

There has been an emerging presence of reflection this past week that has come into direct focus as our challenge for this week.  One of subtlety yet blindly obvious.  What do you see when you look in the mirror or water?  Is it a clear and solid imagery or is there blurred vision about who you are?  When you take a deeper look introspectively, what do you see?  Do you have clarity or confusion?

This week, we are asked to look at the matters of reflection and introspection.  Interestingly, physics describes reflection as the return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface or something so reflected as heat or especially light.  We have been challenged to observe others and ourselves and take inventory of  in past challenges.  While this challenge may seem similar, it is distinct and differs in it's own right.

"What you see is not always what you get."  Have you heard of this saying before?  When we reflect, we may not be getting everything because we do not allow for ourselves to see everything. 

Each day this week, we are asked to do the following exercise of self-discovery.

Look in the mirror each day.  Really look at you and all of the wonder and beauty and grace that makes you special.  Try to remember the physics description of the returning of light, heat, sound, etc. after striking a surface when doing this activity.  It is not just what you see on the surface.  It goes deeper than this and asks for us to look introspectively into the acts, behaviors, experiences, etc. that make us who we are.  In this, take note of your goodness and grace.  Try to see the joy living within.  Acknowledge the beauty you have within and throughout your being.

If you do not have a mirror or the time to do the activity in this way, take the time to sit quietly for 5 minutes to do the activity when you can fit it into your schedule each day.  Can you find time to do this in your car or before getting out of bed?  Find a way to work it into your daily schedule in order to reflect upon all of the wonder and beauty that is you.

Take a few minutes to make notes of anything that sticks out for you.  For example, if you have a difficult time with this reflection activity on a particular day, make note of that.  Was there a specific reason?  Make note of that as well. 

At the end of the week, you will be able to reflect back on your daily challenge by seeing any reoccurring themes that stand out for you.  Maybe you are able to see all of the love that lives within but struggle with how to apply this love to the world.  Or, could you see how amazing you are with children but note a lack of patience?  Whatever the themes that emerge for you during this week's challenge, the angels say this will lead to more self-discovery in the weeks ahead.  They note we will be moving into a time over the next month or so of giving back to ourselves and others in our world who see things within us we cannot see in ourselves.

Reflect....when you look in the mirror, what do you see?  When you reflect upon who you are, how do you react?