I’m in Arizona again at The Meadows. This time I’m doing Survivors II which is a workshop which focuses on issues that are showing up in your adult life. As I’m in this workshop I’m reminded of the importance of self. It seems that so much stems from how we feel about ourself…not what we say we feel, but how we truly feel.
Ironically, I ran across this poem as I was having this insight. This poem was printed on a small laminated card. At the bottom of the card is www.hazeldon.org. This is thier material.
I hope you find it as helpful and insightful as I did… (Note: there is also one for men which is virtually the same with a few changes made for gender).
The Gal In The Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you queen for a day
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that gal has to say.
For it isn’t your husband or family or friend
Who judgement upon you must pass;
The gal whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people may think you a straight-shootin’ chum
And call you a person of place.
But the gal in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look her straight in the face.
She’s the gal to please, never mind all the rest
For she’s with you clear up to the end,
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the gal in the glass is your friend.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be hearaches and tears
If you’ve cheated the gal in the glass.
Challenge: What do you need to do in order to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and like what you see? What changes do you need to make? What behavior do you need to stop? What mantras do you need to tell yourself? Invest time in doing what is necessary in order to learn to love and accept yourself–you deserve it.