Mirror mirror on the wall…
Reflecting on your own image can be an insightful experience. It’s not uncommon to fixate on imperfections, letting them overshadow the array of strengths that each of us possesses. Imagine shifting that focus, celebrating the unique positive attributes staring back at you from the glass pane.
Inspiration can be found in how you perceive yourself during these moments of self-examination. Taking ownership of your reflection encourages a profound acknowledgment of personal accountability and growth. Let the power of your gaze in the mirror be a catalyst for embracing all that you are.
Mirrors serve as a powerful tool for self-evaluation. As you gaze into one, it becomes an inevitably truthful encounter with who you are.
- Physical Appearance: Your initial focus may be on how you look. It’s an opportunity to observe and assess your features with either a kind or a harsh internal dialogue.
- Character Evaluation: Beyond appearance, mirrors prompt a deeper introspection into your moral fiber. Are you meeting your own gaze with a sense of pride or avoiding it due to feelings of regret or shame?
Mirrors can sometimes provoke a sense of discomfort, but they also offer a chance for growth and self-acceptance. Use that reflection to nurture a positive self-view and embrace every part of your journey.
Our Favorite Quotes about Looking in the Mirror
“The mirror reflects not just your image, but the story of your strength, resilience, and grace.” – Dalai Lama
“Look in a mirror and one thing’s sure; what we see is not who we are.” – Richard Bach
“In the mirror, we see more than a reflection; we witness the evolution of our soul.”
Nelson Mandela
“Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.” – Coco Chanel
“A mirror is a reminder that the person you see is a masterpiece in progress.” – Desmond Tutu
“I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.” – Jimi Hendrix
“Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.” – Jean Cocteau
“The mirror is a powerful tool because it forces you to deal with yourself on a deeper level.” – Mickalene Thomas
“Art is sometimes likened to a mirror… an expression of universal human truth, executed with a degree of skill.” – Sara Genn
“In the mirror’s gaze, find the courage to embrace your imperfections, for they make you beautifully human.”
Maya Angelou
“If you begin to think you’re something you’re not, you’re looking in the wrong mirror.” – Eugene Cernan
“Never trust a mirror,’ his mother had told him. ‘They never tell the truth unless you make them.” – Isobelle Carmody
“The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“Water is the mirror of nature.” – Francis of Assisi
“I don’t care what people think about me. When I look in the mirror, I wanna like what I see.” – Kat Von D
“When I draw a character, very often as I’m doing a face, my face mirrors the expression.” – Matthew Ashford
“A mirror is not just a glass; it’s a portal to self-discovery, where you find the depths of your character.”
Michelle Obama
“Silence. How long it lasted, I couldn’t tell. It might have been five seconds, it might have been a minute. Time wasn’t fixed. It wavered, stretched, shrank. Or was it me that wavered, stretched, and shrank in the silence? I was warped in the folds of time, like a reflection in a fun house mirror.” – Haruki Murakami
“The eye is not open when it is limited to the passive role of a mirror… if it has only the capacity to reflect.” – Andre Breton
“Good actors I’ve worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.” – Bette Davis
“When I started working with mirrors, it seemed to be the perfect material to stand in for that waiting.” – Jim Hodges
“Film is a mirror. I want to see more filmmakers. We all want to see ourselves.” – Ava DuVernay
“I think it’s important to hold a mirror up to society and yourself.” – Ricky Gervais
“It’s what’s buried deep inside that frightens me because it’s broken, like a shattered mirror.” – Jessica Sorensen
“If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.” – Bertolt Brecht
“A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself.” – Robert Kiyosaki
“Madness plants mirrors in the desert. I find the means frightening.” – Floriano Martins
“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” – Sydney J. Harris
“I love mirrors,’ he had once heard Fulgrim say. ‘They let one pass through the surface of things.” – Graham McNeill
“Mirrors are perpetually deceitful. They lie and steal your true self. They reveal only what your mind believes it sees” – Dee Remy
“You can’t see the world through a mirror.” – Avril Lavinge
“Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun.” – Evita Peron
“In the mirror, every scar tells a tale of survival, and every smile narrates a story of resilience.” – Nelson Mandela
“A mirror reflects the power of self-love; it’s not just glass, but a portal to your heart.”
Oprah Winfrey
“Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future.” – Gail Buckley
“I know that mirrors give us a false sense of confidence . I continued. The reflection that we see every day has nothing to do with how others see us. The glass lies.” – Rasmenia Massoud
“Nobody needs to prove to anybody what they’re worthy of, just the person that they look at in the mirror. That’s the only person you need to answer to.” – Picabo Street
“Mirrors don’t lie. They only show a part of truth. A broken mirror can enlarge a face up to a dimension of a small planet. A problem of reflection? A point of view.” – Lara Biyuts
“We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us – not our effects on others.” – Pearl Bailey
“A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The mirror doesn’t show your limitations; it reflects the boundless potential that resides within you.” – Malala Yousafzai
“Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that’s positive and celebrate that!” – Tyra Banks
“In the mirror, find not just your image, but the echoes of your dreams and the footprints of your ambitions.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.” – Diane Ackerman
“Inner beauty is never found in the mirror.”
Chloe Thurlow
“In old age, mirror is not a friend!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
“I have always found there to be a certain sadness about mirrors, since they double the space in a house which needs to be filled with love.” – Alan Bradley
“The mirror can lie. Doesn’t show you what’s inside. And it, it can tell you you’re full of life. It’s amazing what you can hide just by putting on a smile .” – Demi Lovato
“Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow .” – W.H. Auden
“Sure, being a reservist wasn’t as glamorous, but I was the one who had to look at myself in the mirror.” – Larry David
“Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.”
Yoko Ono
“The only two words you should ever say to a mirror are ‘Hello, Beautiful.’” – Richelle E. Goodrich
“The world is full of fools, and he who would not see it should live alone and smash his mirror.” – Claude Le Petit
“Mirrors are ice which do not melt: what melts are those who admire themselves in them.” – Paul Morand
