One morning a mirror appeared in the town square of a small village. Like all other mirrors it could only reflect what was presented.
It was the mirror of Love and Free Will, a mirror that never lied and that allowed people to be seen by others exactly how they themselves chose to be seen. If you stood there as a labourer, a teacher or a student – that is what you would see reflected back. If you stood there as an orphan, a leper, a self-made millionaire, a sports star – that is what was reflected back. But if you stood with a willingness to look beyond the surface, the mirror reflected much, much more.
Some walked up to the mirror and saw the image they wanted to show the world and were happy to have this confirmed, others ignored its arrival altogether, but some stood wanting to look deeper.
Those who looked deeper saw that no matter how perfect their outer image was, they also saw sadness in their eyes, or hardness in their shoulders, or the extra weight that they carried. Some saw this and blamed life for these woes and went back to trying to improve the image they presented, some tried to build new ones; others were honest about what they saw and began to explore the choices they were making – what they were eating, how they were working, how they were relating to themselves and others.
The mirror was impartial to those who stayed and those who moved on. All it could do is reflect to the depth people chose. The choice to do something about what you saw was always yours. However, without this reflection, there was no way for people to see the possibility that things were not as they seemed.
Those who started making new choices both struggled and marvelled as each time they stood in front of the mirror it would reflect both the part that was the surface image and the possibility of something deeper. They still noticed layers of sadness, hardness, grief … and at times it was all they could see. Some felt guilty about their past choices and blamed the mirror for what they saw. They resented the growing possibility that they might need to let go of the façade, and they turned away. Some started shouting to others to remove the mirror from the town square, fearful of what they saw in themselves.
Some used these reflections to refine their choices – they took responsibility for what they saw and knew the only change worth making was to go deeper and become more responsible for their choices.
Over time, what was inside these people all along began to be lived on the outside. The more they dropped the façade, the more joy and vitality came to the surface. But it did not end there…
One day, enjoying the new (but really old) self they had rediscovered, some wondered if they could look deeper still. They stood before the mirror and saw that what lived behind the joy was a sense of their own divinity. They stood very still not wanting to walk away from the absolute sacredness they had just felt. The easy thing to do was to enjoy all they had felt, and keep it for themselves. They could stay with the joy and vitality they had uncovered for themselves, or go deeper still.
Some stayed basking in that joy for a long time, others knew that over time, without going deeper, they would just turn the joy into a new surface image; one that made them at best ‘comfortable’ and at worst ‘special’.
As always the mirror was impartial – the choice was theirs.
A few let go of the layers they had previously protected themselves with, appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them. After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.
In that moment they became a Mirror that Never Lies: others who looked into their eyes now had the chance to see that they too are much more than the outer image they project to the world.
By Joel Levin
The Truth about Universal Medicine 
We can try perfecting the image, but we all know there’s something more. We pretend there isn’t but the more we try, the more tension gets built and we may like to think there’s a choice to ignore what’s truly there, but eventually we will all find ourselves returning and there really is no other choice.
It is a beatuiful thing, to look into the mirror at your own eyes, and accept the depth of beauty and wisdom that is looking back at you.
The norm of the world is asking for us to present our best image for them to see, so we can just see each other in superficiality, do not change the game and look deeper, well you can, but we won’t play with you—you won’t have the same recognition and rewards we have. But letting go of our external facade brings out a freedom that relying on the external facade could never bring, and the joy and freedom felt simply keeps us going.
A true reflection is worth appreciating, they are golden opportunities to confirm our divinity.
Confirmation is a layered business. We may be confirmed at the outward layer. We can also be confirmed at the innest one and at anything in between them. What is confirmed in each case is something totally different and has to do with the fact that we are living dimensions.
When a ‘son of man’ looks into a mirror with an open heart, he begins to see the Son of God he is. When the Son of God looks into the mirror with a far greater opening of his heart, he sees through to the God we each in essence are. This is what mirrors teach those who peer into them in earnest for there is no end to the depth we can go. The more transparent we each become, the greater reflection we can offer others as to the truth of who they (us all) are.
A living example of a mirror that never lies is Serge Benhayon, 24/7 reflecting the absolute truth of what life on earth is really about: how to live together in brotherhood and to return to the multidimensional beings we are.
This line is huge-
‘A few let go of the layers they had previously protected themselves with, appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them. After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally’.
What stands out in particular is the part that says- they appreciated the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them’ such a huge lesson but one well worth the move.
The more we care and nurture ourselves the more willing we are to see life as the reflection with all that we need to learn (or should I say unlearn) but also all that confirms our choices.
‘to explore the choices they were making – what they were eating, how they were working, how they were relating to themselves and others’. It is always good to do a stock take and refine when impulsed.
This is a beautiful analogy of the true power that is on offer through our relationships with each other. Each one offering the opportunity to reflect the quality of who we are, to expose who we are not and to confirm everything that we are through the level truth and love we live for ourselves and each other. We only need to be open to honesty and to be willing to say ‘yes’ to love and truth in order to bring to life these unifying qualities in order for us to embrace the opportunity to live more harmoniously.
Yes….”After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.” It is true I have witnessed this reflection and now I walk knowing this truth myself and I reflect this knowing in how I live, express and move – I learn every day to live more of this glory on earth.
Embracing the reflections is key, as often we reject or try to pretend we haven’t clocked the reflection so as not to take responsibility for the next point of evolution on offer.
The power of reflection and choice – reflection supports us in seeing more of who we are and reminds us that there is more; and choice it’s up to us how we live that reflection, it’s agnostic in what we do, but a true reflection holds steady no matter what and in doing so offers all the possibility of seeing the divinity of who we all are. And eventually all of us will live this.
That mirror is everywhere, all around us and in everybody we meet. Sometimes harder to decipher but it is there.
So true Christoph, it does feel like we have mirrors everywhere and in everyone we meet. Sometimes we can forget that these reflections are actually deeply loving, even though at times they may seem like a huge challenge, they are simply a reflection and when we understand this life is a joy.
When we choose to look deeper and take responsibility for what we see reflected to us by the mirror of life, we are given the opportunity to feel and heal all that does not belong to our true selves.
The mirror never lies but as you say we often choose what we see in the mirror and that can be very clouded and not what is truly there.
The mirror shows the truth and we can turn it into a lie and we know what we just did as the mirror is showing us.
That’s why we often reject, react or attempt to smash a mirror metaphorically speaking.
“Those who looked deeper saw that no matter how perfect their outer image was, they also saw sadness in their eyes, or hardness in their shoulders, or the extra weight that they carried.” I love this, there is such a care and love in just seeing what is going on for us if we are not truly doing well by honestly seeing our own reflection in a mirror, looking beyond the images we are portraying and seeing ourselves as.
A beautiful parable for how the journey within, the willingness to see and be honest and to live respecting that allows all of us to come back to the divinity we are.
Joel, I just love reading your blogs – reading this is such a confirmation that we are constantly reflecting to each other and I love reflecting more and more who I truly am.
“As always the mirror was impartial – the choice was theirs.” The reflection is always the truth of what we choose to see.
It is worth considering what reflection we are each offering the world. We can never stop reflecting no matter how much we may think we can live in our own little world…the question is what quality are we reflecting?
When the world is against you and feeding you the many things it sees you as, you can always return to the truth of who you are. We are all loving beings and that knowing is there within if we allow it.
I can relate to seeing people shout to take the mirror away, sometimes the reality of the reflection is very confronting and asks us to address choices we do not want to take responsibility for. If we support each other by showing that regardless of how fearful it looks, it is far safer to look and address what is holding us back, than to delay, as the delay will poison our bodies till we have to look whether we are ready or not.
Wow amazing to consider that we can all become mirrors of tremendous honesty and authenticity in the world for each other to learn from.
How do we relate to ourselves and others? What would the world look like if we studied this deeply, from young? Our relationship with ourselves is so fundamental to everything else, that addressing that helps us to let go of unhelpful behaviours that get in the way of us being who we really are, all of the time.
I love your questions Bryony. Deep observation in life is such a support to live life true in steadiness amongst all the falseness engulfing life.
If we are willing to take an honest look everything is revealed to us. The power of reflection is a true gift and we get to see all that may have been layered over that which is already divine, or we see divinity meeting itself.
Beautifully said Victoria and yes the power of reflection is indeed a true gift.
I love the magic of what is presented here we get inspired and shown by life how we are and we can then choose to take it deeper, or not until we get to the pinpoint where we are in fact mirroring for others and we can all do this for each other.
Yes a joy felt in the body to be shared with everyone.
The willingness to look beyond the surface is the key to understanding ourselves and our choices. It’s not always fun nor is it easy, but when we realise that we’re already enough, it’s easier to let go of striving for perfection and hence everything becomes simple again.
To look in a mirror that never lies is a gift from heaven. If we want to truly heal and we want to see what we bring to the world we would have no fear of looking because we would see our own divinity. Yet we are taught to be ashamed of making mistakes and not being perfect and therefore when there is a reflection that we are not perfect, all too often we blame the messenger, or the reflection, rather than address the layer of protection that hides our own divinity.
our reflection is gold because we can see everything we are and everything we have put between who we truly are.. And so meanwhile we can sense the divine reflection we are being pulled up to re-discover more of who we are and live by it.
When I look in the mirror these days I’m sometimes surprised how great I look. My face is open and tender. The mirror reflects my joy while my mind creates the image how I see myself. It is reflection on what I’m focusing on.
Joel, I could come back to this blog time and time again and always get something different from it – such a beautiful parable on the reflections we are constantly offered in life.
A mirror only reflects how much are we willing to go regarding ourselves. That is the true reflection it offers us.
We invest so much of our time in trying to create and chase a perfect image of ourselves and the lives we live, that we overlook the fact that who we are within far exceeds the fallacy of perfection, instead inviting us to explore and discover the realness of who we are, and the joy we can naturally live when we surrender to and embody our divinity.
‘The choice to do something about what you saw was always yours. However, without this reflection, there was no way for people to see the possibility that things were not as they seemed’. And the ever-present mirror our constant teacher, wills us to reflect more deeply, go beyond what we see on the surface and let go of all that does not belong and is not of love.
I loved what you shared in your blog Joel, being willing to go deeper knowing there is more to let go of and more light to be lived and reflected out to the whole world, “A few let go of the layers they had previously protected themselves with, appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them. After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.”
Universal Medicine, Serge and his family have been that mirror for me over the years and I am sure many more would attest the same. It was not always a perfect reflection, sometimes I wanted to smash the mirror, sometimes I wanted to avoid it but most of the time I was so appreciative that I could see my own beauty, that a vail had been lifted and I could feel the beauty everywhere.
So much is offered in a reflection, and many choices to how we move there after.
Lovely to read this again and it made me appreciate yet again what an amazing ‘Mirror that Never Lies” is Serge Benhayon.
Were we all to be so truly observational in life, Joel Levin. Thank-you.
And so it goes, as we go ’round and ’round, encircling the Sun and coming back lifetime after lifetime…
We are all potentially such mirrors – for all.
How others react or respond… well, that’s up to them. Either way, the presence of Divinity has been felt and it remains a marker of what is possible for us all.
I’ve loved this blog since the first time I read it. Today I was thinking as I read it ‘I know who that mirror is in my life’ but then that ending caught me by surprise, not because I’ve never read it but I felt the truth in my body of those words “appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them. After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.” I too am that mirror and it’s pretty cool.
Thank you Joel, what a huge blog, one of power in realization too.
This sentence totally blew away my mind…
‘A few let go of the layers they had previously protected themselves with, appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them. After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.’
What stood out was this particular part: ‘.., appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them.’
From my heart what I sense is the only thing that is keeping us small is our choice to be individual, separative and or wanting to exist – as if we make it about the whole truth (universality, Oneness and togetherness) we instantly live our future and are putting individuality before anything. Because we are not made for that as we co-exist with all everything else.
When we look into the mirror what we see getting reflected back to us from the world around us may be uncomfortable and exposing but nonetheless presents us with an awareness and opportunity to change what we see.
We choose (create) the character and we work hard to be confirmed as such. Such confirmation makes our day. Such sought confirmation, yet, discourages others to keep looking, to keep observing and to keep registering what they are registering about someone beyond the character and the sought image. And, yet, there is a dweller underneath it that is truer than the created character.
The outer image that I bought into for a long time was to be the reliable, strong one and be there for everyone else, which meant that I was neglecting my own needs which left me exhausted. Thankfully these days I love to give to myself in ways that truly support me – simple things like going to bed early, being organised with food which truly nourishes my body, asking and receiving support because I am worth it, and much more….And I reflect to others all the choices I am living as we all do.
What you share here is sharing so much in one, from the way in which we can hold ourselves indifferent to our true reflection and our free will to uncover and how far we go, it is for us to choose.
A powerful story Joel, and one that has much depth available to anyone who cares to look.
Such a beautiful parable Joel. We see what we want to see in the mirror. I can look so different from one day to the next, all depending on how I feel.
A great blog Joel, it had me smiling right from the start, a mirror that never lies, it made me realise how easy it would be to see ourselves with the reflection we present, when we are all capable of looking more deeply at ourselves and change our reflection, just by making more loving and honest choices, it is always a deeper unfolding that continues the more we uncover our true selves.
I love how us choosing to see the divinity within others would mean allowing others to see their own divinity within, if they choose to, and that’s how we evolve back, all together.
It always fascinates me how I can look different in the mirror according to how I feel, what I’ve chosen and what things I have taken on, I actually can look different from one day to the next – our bodies never lie!
True Meg, me too, the body registers and reflects everything in varying shades of light.
The power of reflection is so rarely talked about, yet it’s something that affects us deeply everyday. The fact that there are so many societal norms that are self abusive makes me wonder if how people live reflect a norm that others give their power to. If everyone is doing the same thing is that through reflection? If it is then what’s our responsibility to reflect everyday, and what is reflected back to us about how society is? When a more evolved or more loving reflection comes along what do we do with that, especially if it stands alone? Do we yell at it to go away, choose to change, or ignore it and stay with the majority? And what about what our own body reflects to us everyday, do we go with what feels true inside ourselves? So much to ponder on thank you Joel!
Such a beautiful reminder on the power of reflection, and how it always inspires and supports us to evolve.
A powerful reminder that there is no end to the depth of connection to our divinity that is eternally waiting to be realised, lived and expressed through all that we do and all we meet here on earth.
Another extraordinarily powerful blog Joel. I shall endeavour to bring these words to mind daily “The mirror was impartial to those who stayed and those who moved on. All it could do is reflect to the depth people chose. The choice to do something about what you saw was always yours. However, without this reflection, there was no way for people to see the possibility that things were not as they seemed.”
“Some used these reflections to refine their choices – they took responsibility for what they saw and knew the only change worth making was to go deeper and become more responsible for their choices.” Every day from others and from life we are offered reflections, the choice is ours as to whether we are open to receive these reflections, so we can go deeper in our evolution.
So much on offer here for us…”All it could do is reflect to the depth people chose. The choice to do something about what you saw was always yours. However, without this reflection, there was no way for people to see the possibility that things were not as they seemed.” I feel blessed to have so many reflections from Universal Medicine practitioners and students. What do we choose?
I find this blog an incredible gift to read. I always find I go deeper each time in what it offers. Just like the reflections we are offered, if we are willing to go deeper there is evolution on offer. Thank you joel.
There are times when I have had a deeper understanding or reflection of myself and can feel that I don’t fully live all that I am. It is also very beautiful when others reflect and share with us something different through what they live or when they share something grander they feel in us that invites us to live this more deeply.
Joel reading this today I got a deeper understanding of how the joy we feel and see is not just for us, and how it’s about living that joy in a way that shows another ever and always that they too are that joy – to become the mirror for another, so that they too may be who they are and become a mirror for another and anon. We are designed to ripple out and affect all around us living the joy we are, it’s not just for us, it’s for all.
Awesome to be reminded that we don’t have to do anything (trying to help, fix solve other’s problems), we just have to live true to ourselves and its all there in our reflection.
“Some used these reflections to refine their choices – they took responsibility for what they saw and knew the only change worth making was to go deeper and become more responsible for their choices.” What reflections are we willing to show ourselves and the world? How far does our responsibility go?
Thank you Joel for the reminder that we are here to be reflections for each other and not just to enjoy – or otherwise – what we see in the mirror.
Everything is a reflection and this is a beautiful gift in support of us and what is available if we choose to be open to reading this. A beautiful parable – thank you Joel
Beautiful parable about reflection – without reflection we wouldn´t know who we are. We are each other´s gate to more of ourselves and because everyone reflects a unique aspect or from a unique angle everyone is needed equally for everyone to be all of oneself.
Thank you Joel for another great read, of being willing to see what is being reflected back to us and choose to go deeper letting go of the facade of our living to claim the essence of who we are, a reflection of light and love to the world.
Bringing to light the importance of our reflection to humanity. Always inspiring to ready your expression Joel, thank you.
Another great blog Joel, and one that reminds me that everything in life is a reflection that if I am willing to see, supports me continuously to evolve. Such a far cry from the usual approach to life whereby when something isn’t to our ‘liking’, we will rally against it, doing our best to control things in such a way as to avoid the reflection offered.
I love this blog as it says it all in a way that everyone can understand and gauge just where they are at. I also love this last line as it is inspires us to keep on going deeper. . . ‘In that moment they became a Mirror that Never Lies: others who looked into their eyes now had the chance to see that they too are much more than the outer image they project to the world’
As I beautifully heard it uttered recently, every single one of us is a point of reflection, every single one of us is a symbol to the rest of the world. What we reflect, what we symbolise is our choice, and how deep we choose to go with this is also our choice. We can choose to reflect the surface outer layers and the harshness of daily life taking its toll on a body that chooses to stay at the surface level of its being, or we can go deeper and let everyone around us see and feel the endless lake that surrounds the stillness of our being, our fire, and the universal love within us, that we are all from.
I loved reading this again and how much sense it makes for how we go about our lives. What are we willing to see ourselves as? Just another person with a role in the world, or as a vessel who can continue to deepen and grow and be honest and make choices that are based on love and not our role.
From this incredible journey of a blog I got that life is the true reflection of our choices. Life doesn’t lie and we are responsible and accountable for the consequences of our choices. Be in the grace of having chose to be love and be open to people or the stagnation and complication of shutting off from the world. It seems to come back to us to look at.
Awesome to be reminded of the impartiality of true reflections, there is no imposition, no needing others to ‘get it’ just a reflection that allows others the choice to be inspired in any moment.
Yes, I had not actually appreciated this as I am not sure I have met that many impartial reflections! Those that I have have been the most inspirational and have offered me the most responsibility for my own healing.
It is in the power of reflection that we can learn so much about ourselves but it requires an absolute honesty. First in my observation of how I am feeling in my body and then feeling and reading what is there in front of me in others and all around me.
I call Serge Benhayon such a mirror, who reflects always who we are in truth – whether we like it or not.
Thank you Joel for a Divine reflection. The deeper we choose to be aware the clearer the reflection that shines back.
This mirror is in the town square not in someone’s house. There comes a time when it is obvious that we can only truly go deeper if we are willing to be transparent and wear our heart on our sleeve so to speak.
I can feel that Serge Benhayon has been that mirror for me and continues to be so unwaveringly. And recently I have been experiencing more that I too am that mirror for others, that we are all mirrors of quality that can be felt. The question is then, what quality am I reflecting? and what is my relationship with reflecting Love and Free Will? Choices are made and choices are repeated, but they can also be changed. Focusing on what has been chosen avoids how we can feel to reflect now.
From the first sentence I knew I was reading an article by you Joel and allowed myself to be taken on a journey of great wisdom through your story telling. It is always a pleasure and a joy to learn through your words and have reflected to me exactly what I need to see. Love your work Maestro.
God is reflected to us in so many ways, and for most of my life I discounted them, until I saw a mirror that reflected with humbleness, integrity and joy, how to live life without distractions and indulgences. I am so grateful for Serge Benhayon being that mirror and inspiring so many others to be that mirror for others.
I really love this story. What I am getting today is how there really is no space for self when it comes to evolution. We keep reflecting to each other – no matter what, and this is the way we learn – and often we wait until reflection becomes the reality in our own life to feel the full impact – which could be rather uncomfortable.
What would we do without the mirror? For some it may seem too ‘out there’ to consider their divinity within, but there is always a reflection saying we are something more.
The reflections that we have all around us are there for our evolution if we choose to take the responsible path or we can, as most do, ignore them and instead blame others for how things are when life is less than the joy we could be living.
Reflection, is a class we will return to one day to study in learning/education institutions. The power of reflection brings everything back to the body, and from the support of the body we can choose to take our next step; whereas education presently takes us away from the body and focuses only on the mind. This is a class I will sign up first and foremost, with reflection I could see everything if I choose to—love, wisdom, truth, waywardness, presence, joy, emotions etc. and the power of honesty.
I love this blog and what it offers. That in life we have reflections everywhere- different people showing us different things and that we can either ignore this, go deeper with it or react to what we are being shown- the choice is always ours.
“…they became a Mirror that Never Lies: others who looked into their eyes now had the chance to see that they too are much more than the outer image they project to the world.” This describes the power of reflection. A revelation I was able to feel in my whole body today. This is where the power of our connection lies. To hold this connection to our divinity with strength, tenderness, and steadiness for all to see the reflection that they too are the same… and this can be lived in a world that has been created to see the exact opposite.
Joel, this is such a great parable for how we live in the world and the opportunities offered to us via reflection and as you note ‘without this reflection, there was no way for people to see the possibility that things were not as they seemed.’ We are always offered so much to see and it’s our choice how deep we decide to go. What I also noticed today was that if we stop even if it’s at joy over time that stagnates, we are always offered the possibility to go deeper and this never ever stops. So it’s always about being willing to see what is reflected in those mirrors all around us.
Wow, Joel re-reading this blog has left me with a lot for deep pondering. We are all aware that people make various choices that accounts for how they live. However it’s a new ball game for many to consider that although there are images being constantly reflected, what is revealed is only in accordance with the depth to which the person is prepared to let themselves go. It certainly adds another dimension to the term ‘self responsibility’. Thank you for the gentle nudge to us all to keep checking what is being reflected in our mirrors.
This is such a great read, showing how we choose to have different level of relationships with our awareness and the consequential unfoldings – as to what we take as our ‘self’ and life to be. I love how there are some seeming arrived-at points where we could just go ‘ok, that’ll do’. It is a great analogy too to see ourselves as a mirror in making – learning to understand how we might have set conditions and expectations as to what and how we reflect back, and to let them go.
It is indeed an enfolding and not an ‘arrived-point’ to settle in. It is very tempting, but that is exactly where the danger lays – it might become a new layer of comfort. Therefore looking myself in the Mirror with a willingness to receive a deeper reflection is essential for my own enfoldment.
i understand that it is not always what we want to see Joel when we stand in the front of that mirror, as what you say, the mirror can only reflect that what is in front of it in all its honesty and beauty. It is up to us te become truthful with ourselves and be thankful for the mirror to be there, as that mirror is only put there to help us to see and understand that we are divine beings to begin with, and all the other stuf is there because of our choices to live a life in disregard of this truth. Accepting that what the mirror is proving us does makes us a mirror for others as well.
Beautiful Joel. Accepting our divinity is not just for ourselves but there to provide a reflection for others to also realise that they are this as well and therein lies the great responsibility we have to live all that we truly are.
Serge Benhayon was the first mirror I thought of reading Joel’s blog too Joseph… as he always stands there reflecting who we all are in truth with no attachment.
Such power in a parable. I’m deeply touched and it has brought up feelings of appreciation for those who continue to choose to go deeper and for myself.
Great point, Debra, that we can studiously avoid those people around us who will reflect back to us our irresponsibility when we want to shirk the truth of our choices.
I relate to this too esteraltmiks, we darken our own mirror so that others don’t complain about what they are seeing, when what they are seeing is the truth of themselves.
That is so true diana1975 – thank you so much for taking it to a deeper level.
“Some stayed basking in that joy for a long time, others knew that over time, without going deeper, they would just turn the joy into a new surface image; one that made them at best ‘comfortable’ and at worst ‘special’.” This is so true Dean and where I have been caught out before, stopping to enjoy my new found freedom and making it into my new surface image and from there it doesn’t take long to fallback into my old ways of being.
“In that moment they became a Mirror that Never Lies” This is such a powerful parable Joel that line gave me goosebumps.
It’s true Jospeh, Serge, in fact, all the Benhayon and a few other students have been some of the most inspirational mirrors I have seen.
I love all the reflections we get from each other. I learn equally from the reflections that are true and also from the reflections I receive of when someone is not being themselves. They both show me how much we are all affecting each other.
Love this Joseph, the mirror is unmoved, unconcerned by what it reflects or who it reflects it to. It is that very consistency we value about it.
Great points Joseph and Joel. It is worth reminding ourselves that we can’t hide our reflections, despite any front we try and put on. We may be able to superficially fool a few people who are avoiding acknowledging what they see but don’t want to notice, but nonetheless the real truth of where we are at and how we are living is there for all to see and can’t be hidden. It’s in the look in our eyes, our posture, our tone of voice etc. This is a great reminder for me to consider what I reflect to others: is it something that is inspiring or confirming or is it something sad, hurt and angry etc?
So true Helen, our entire life is there to be read in an instant, regardless of the make up and clothing.
We are so good at hiding the many layers that make us who we are, by just concentrating on making the outer
Joel this is a simple yet powerful sharing. To always be open to the true reflections that are on offer to us everyday – what an opportunity for us to go deeper and to make more loving choices.
A great reminder that we can take responsibility for the choices we make and go deeper to reflect more of who we truly are, or hide behind a false façade so as not to stand out.
‘They feared how the world would see them’ yep that’s me. I have carried this fear for as long as I can remember. When I observe Serge Benhayon and listen to his presentations I am inspired to live like him. He is not a strange man by any means. He doesn’t come across as weird. So if I want to live a life like Serge’s then why do I fear that the world is going to see me as strange?
A truly reflective blog. Serge Benhayon is a mirror that reflects everything about us back to us and it is our choice to appreciate and accept who we truly are and to observe and heal what we have chosen that is not of who we truly are.
Beautifully said Mary, Serge Benhayon offers us all a reflection that reminds us of who we truly are, an incredibly powerful and deeply inspiring image to receive.
It’s so true. If we stay still, basking in the glow of a new found depth, it becomes less than we could be. We must always go deeper and evolve if we are to truly serve as great reflections for anyone to be inspired by. We can all do this for each other and others can do this for us.
Such a beautiful piece of writing Joel, thank you, that reminds us all that we choose to be where we are, the ultimate responsibility.
I agree Mariette, the mirror is always around reflecting everything if I choose to look.
Gail, it’s true that ‘everything can be seen’ so how funny is it that we think we can hide when in reality we are in plain view.
Funny indeed. There is no hiding.
Joel, I feel to highlight an insightful point you have made: “Some stayed basking in that joy for a long time, others knew that over time, without going deeper, they would just turn the joy into a new surface image; one that made them at best ‘comfortable’ and at worst ‘special’.” When we experience deep joy, sacredness or stillness there can be a tendency to hold onto it or think we have got somewhere and if we try to keep it for ourselves we create a comfortable plateau and hold ourselves back from moving forward and from sharing the joy with others. In our arrogance we isolate ourselves from humanity, and if we take such a god-given realization for ourselves it can actually stunt our growth rather than expand us.
kathleenbaldwin, as you say it’s ‘great to welcome all reflections’. Sometimes we may not like what we see in the mirror but if we react we are not receiving the gift offered which is a chance to embrace honesty, take responsibility and move forward.
Absolutely Sandra. There are many of us who don’t always like the reflection we see, but as you say if we take the opportunity to stop to embrace it rather than go into a reaction, we can see it as a true gift. There is always something more there for us to learn about ourselves, to feel and embrace and in doing so we can begin to let go of our hurts. This may seem like a small thing, but it can in fact be life changing. From a tiny seed, a great tree can grow!
Reflections of love, a ‘mirror that never lies’, profound to consider. How else will we know there is another ay to live. Awesome, thank you.
I feel deeply touched by your article Joel – it is exquisite! How many times have we heard the expression ‘the eyes are the window (mirror) of the soul’ without either party truly appreciating the depth of truth in this pearl of wisdom.
As always Joel I was captivated by your ability to bring the divinity you do into words and grace us with the wisdom in yet another of your awesome metaphorical stories. A pleasure and a blessing to read.
Joel, your parables bring such a depth of wisdom and truth and an opportunity for true reflection. Deeply appreciated, thank you!
So true Joel – the mirror never lies. It always reflects me where I’m at with myself – am I connected to myself or not and sometimes it is not easy to accept if I shouldn’t be connected.
This is just how life is – if only we looked at it this way, we might understand so much more why our world is as it is and discover our own Divinity and that we have been living far away from it.
Joel you are a master storyteller that takes the reader on a journey to become aware of things we may have forgotten or chosen to ignore, but always has a purpose. Leonardo da Vinci did with paint what you with words.
Joel reading that brought tears to my eyes. I felt what being a student of the way of the livingness is, and the true reflection on offer. The level of responsibility one can choose to live, and what a gift that responsibility is for another. To give another a reflection, of the true light that they are.
This was awesome to read!
So many subtle ahaaa moments
Could you be saying that we see what we want to? I’ve always found it amazing how two totally different people can see the same situation in two totally different ways. I find this a great reminder when I have having trouble appreciating a difficult situation, that maybe there is another way I could be seeing it.
Very cool Joel. Beautifully reflecting that the depth of divinity that we are is all-encompassing and never-ending. And how we only limit living the grandness of love that we naturally and equally are through the choices we make.
Beautifully expressed Carola!
This inspired blog is so enlightening Joel, it has given me much to ponder on and to seriously look harder at the reflection in the mirror and what it reveals and make the changes in myself. I love your analogy of the mirror of reflection, just perfect.
Written like a story from my childhood that I can still remember as the style is very catchy. And the message (not moral) is: Choosing responsibility in the face of truth is reclaiming who we are, discarding the falseness layer by layer so that we return back to where we come from to be who we always were but had forgotten.
Yes, I felt that too Alex but didn’t really allow myself the time and space for it register until I read your comment. Thank you.
A beautiful reminder that the reflection of our World lives within our Inner Heart… or not.
Seeing a reflection, feeling inspired, opening up with honesty, taking responsibility for our choices, going deeper with that again and again – and on this way inspiring others to feel and do the same – that is what life is truly about.
Thank you Joel. Every line that you wrote went deeper and deeper, just as we have the choice to let go, surrender and go deeper with every step that we take.
Reflection is something that one can actively have awareness of or not. Sometimes a reflection can be very exposing, something that keeps coming up over and over again, so to bring awareness to it can be an ouch. But the science of reflection can be incredibly supportive and show us where our hurts are and what we can focus on to heal. It is and can be truly amazing.
I love to read this blog over and over. It gives me a deeper reflection every time. This blog is about evolution written in such a light and playfull way. It shows that we have a choice and the impacts our choices have. A choice can lead to evolving or keep you in comfort.
And this is the name of the game – reflection. It’s like you can’t make a choice of what to eat unless you know what is on the menu. If we don’t know there is a way to live that is full of love, light and healing, in our very human way, then of course we are not going to live it! Having the option then when reflected, it is completely up to us what we decide to ‘eat’ (so to speak).
Joel, this is just beautiful, and shows that going deeper with us eventually leads us all to a point where we choose to be it with others and become a mirror for all. This touched me deeply – I can feel how holding self turns even joy into something surface, it reminds me that while the journey starts with self, ultimately it’s about the all; the all we are all from.
Beautifully written Joel, Serge Benhayon is such a mirror as you describe, not trying to change, influence or impose on people. Simply reflecting the love and divinity that we all are, with no judgement as to where we are.
Agree Kristy. We are so good at hiding the many layers that make us who we are, by just concentrating on making the outer layer tell a portion of the story.
This is more gorgeous every time I read it; this is a piece that reflects onto me to what extent I am responsible for my own choices and not just watching at the surface layer and present that to the world, I can feel there is much more to uncover.
Thank you Joel for this parable. I too think that many of the blogs would make a beauty-full collection of stories not only for children but for us all to re-read. Story telling is a powerful medium that enriches life and help us connect with our feelings.
Joel what a fantastic story. As I was reading it I thought this would make a great children’s story book. I love how we are all mirrors.
So true Lindell, this is a children’s story book for sure… imagine having this sort of foundation as an understanding for life. We are all mirrors, and worth considering too is what we reflect when it isn’t the love we are… what we make of those reflections is another story entirely!
This is so true Brendan.
Another gorgeous article. We hold mirrors up for each other every day. It is up to us to choose how deeply we look.
Thank you Joel, your writing is one of those mirrors. Thank you for your deeply inspiring words, as always.
Thank you Joel. A wonderful reflection of the mirror this Great Teacher Serge Benhayon is holding up for all of humanity to look into. He has certainly inspired me to have a good honest look at myself. He has completely changed my understanding of Life and Love and I continue to change, day by day, moment to moment, in ways I could not have previously imagined.
This line really stood out to me Joel. “Some stayed basking in that joy for a long time, others knew that over time, without going deeper, they would just turn the joy into a new surface image; one that made them at best ‘comfortable’ and at worst ‘special’”.
This line really stood out to me Joel. It is so true. We are ever evolving there is no time for basking.
This line stood our for me too Margaret. Something that is special for now will most of the time not be special at all, and just be ‘normal’ after a while. This just makes sense to life. If we do not keep deepening our love for ourselves and others, life can tend to get a bit boring, plus it is not asking yourself to be even more amazing. If we do, life can get very amazing beyond our beliefs.
That is a different way of looking at life Lieke. As one that is forever evolving more joy and amazingness if we choose to see and allow it so.
Yes true Joshua, and it is about learning how to do that and allow ourselves to accept more amazingness each day. Then that it is actually Normal to live that way.
To look deeper than the surface necessitates being honest and truthful. Sometimes it is painful to see the truth but as you so beautifully reflect, Joel, if we keep going deeper we eventually reach the Love we all are.
“we eventually reach the Love we all are” – So true Jonathan…the love we ALREADY are…
I love this beautiful analogy Joel. How gorgeous it is for us to truly look into the mirror and choose to go deeper.
This is a great tale to be understood on many levels, for children and adults alike. I love the punchline at the end, ‘After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.’ It would be wonderful to create a book of Universal Medicine stories, true and fictional, I’d buy it.
I would also buy that book, I love all of Joel’s beautiful stories, so suitable for children as well as adults. This story is so inspirational for us to see how we reflect to others how we are living.
I came back to read this blog today Joel as I really love the image and wisdom it presents to us. So how deep am I willing to look that’s the question I ask myself!
Thanks Joel the blog is a great reflection of choosing to ever deepen my connection to who I truly am. To appreciate the moment but understand and welcome the reflection to go deeper.
Thank you Joel for these wonderful words.
We can create a surface as perfect as it can be, but what others will see, feel and be inspired by or not is how far we are prepared to shine the magic that is deep within.
Beauty-full ! This is a story for everybody, maybe it can be published in a children’s book. It’s much better than the common old fairy tales.
What a gorgeous article highlighting the fact that we are forever presented with a true reflection which we can choose to appreciate, embrace and use to go deeper with or we can choose to ignore, react to and pretend that it has nothing to do with us. It is all our choice. And whatever our choice that true reflection will forever keep coming in one form or another, because we are forever held in absolute love.
I love how you expressed that Golnaz. Absolutely agree with you.
Joel this is another truly amazing blog that you have brought forth to us. Such wisdom, clarity and relatabiilty is so appreciated. Thank you.
“A few let go of the layers they had previously protected themselves with, appreciating the divinity that lived within them more than they feared how the world might see them.” – I loved re-reading your blog Joel. This sentence spoke really loudly to me today.
Yes, this is as powerful for me to re-read as it was to write. That ultimate choice to put love above recognition, has been very much on my radar of late.
Putting love above recognition – thank you Joel for adding this to your marvelous blog.
Love will let us become mirrors, whilst the strive for recognition will keep us stressed, blocked and just a reduced version of the magnificence that we all are.
Yes Joel, because love IS the mirror… an amazing parable thank you
That line really stood out for me to today too – so often we over-ride our feelings and our truth for fear of some kind of reaction from the world in its many guises. Something I am very much still working on lately too.
Thank you for sharing this Joel. I am glad that I am surrounded by many such mirrors that offer a true reflection for me and show me what is possible.
I am glad too Lee, to have these other mirrors to help me see when my own gets a bit ‘fogged up’ and gently remove another layer of the obscuring mist that clouds my own divinity.
Lee I feel the same. Joel blog gave me an appreciation for the choose’s I’ve made so far that have created many amazing mirrors to reflect off.
Beautiful true story told in such a poetic way. As I read your story, Joel, I can’t help seeing Serge as a mirror and all the people coming to do courses as citizens of the town who are coming to look at the mirror/Serge for different reasons with their own heart desires. Everyone chooses and gets a reflection according to the depth of this desire. And everyone has a choice what to do with their Divinity-to reject it, to embrace it and keep to themselves or to become a mirror. Is it not what is happening with the students of Universal Medicine?
Yes true. Serge Benhayon was the first man I came across that was already living as a divine Son of God and he has been providing a perfect mirror for everyone. As more and more individuals are choosing to heal and let go of the layers that block us from who we truly are, and to walk again as the divine Sons of God we are – and which is the true essence of the whole of humanity – there will be more and more mirrors all over the world.
I am very grateful that one such mirror travels between Australia and Europe 2 times per year. Deep thanks to Serge Benhayon.
You are a gifted storyteller Joel, but more than gifted, your stories open a door to profound awareness…much like the mirror that never lies.
You have touched upon the most powerful aspect of reflection, and that is it offers the depth that we are willing to see. The choice is always ours as to how deeply we see…and the mirror does nothing more than reflect. Judgement is nil.
The conclusion knocked my socks off with those who see the divinity and rest there (an impossibility of course as the nature of the divine is to never rest in comfort) and then those who chose to appreciate the divinity more than they fear the reactions of others.
This is a great parable.
Joel, there is so much here, our choices are always ours, and our bodies reflect that even when we don’t always want to see them. And even joy, as amazing as it is, if kept and held onto becomes another thing – it’s really about embracing everybody, and evolution doesn’t stop, thanks for reminding me.
Beautiful and great analogy to the mirror being the truth with no judgement or opinions. It only shows what is presented. The interpretation and judgement and reaction is personal. Well told Joel, our life is our responsibility.
Yes I hadn’t quite understood that fully, the reflection is just that, there is no activity in it. Perhaps that is something I am being asked to remember by the reflection of this blog and chancing on your comment!
This is gold. Philosophically speaking, evolution is so simple. The outplay, not so, (so it seems).
May we all choose more ‘simple’.
A loving reminder of the choices we have at all times to connect to the divinity within us all. Such an inspiring blog, thanks Joel.
Joel, your writing is confirming of the infinite depths of who we are – just as the sky and stars at night reflect this back to us.
Beautiful writing by Joel, Marcia, I wanted to wrap his words round, like the sky and stars at night wrap themselves round the planet. So moving and inspiring.
Yes Marcia the shimmering mirrors of the night sky are a beautiful reflection of our own divinity.
I agree Marcia and love how you have expressed this.
I love this Joel. What a beautiful parable. The reflection offered in this is divine.
Accepting that the’ warts and all’ reflections that such ‘mirror moments’ give are in fact gifts, should I so choose, and are parts of enabling me to evolve is still work in progress.
Joel so beautifully expressed. To stand before a mirror in all our radiant glory can be a magical moment to behold and a wonderful reflection for all equally, as we all hold this power within.
Reflection is such a powerful part of our lives, able to constantly bring the potential for awareness and the deepening of our relationship with our self and with God. It is always there for us to see, in the eyes of others, in nature, in a “coincidence”. It is up to us whether we choose to see it, ignore it or re-interpret it.
“The tricky story about a thing named free will.” That could be the title of your novel. The beauty of your precious gift is to me that it truly gets me to ponder about what I really want… Thank you, Joel!
A beautifully written piece Joel, showing the possible choices we can make in life
and the reflection we can give others. The quality of that reflection depends
on the choices we make to live and express in full from the love we know ourselves to be
A divine blog, simple and true. Thank you Joel.
Joel, this has blown me away.
Those walking reflections gotta love them.. So true yet very play full and light
Awesome Joel! This line really resonated with me – “They could stay with the joy and vitality they had uncovered for themselves, or go deeper still.” – How true this is. We can stay with the joy and vitality, or continue to go deeper… each time we look at the mirror choosing to see what else is there to be felt, what other choices need to be made.
WOW, again… Joel- please write more … because I love what you write, and how they feel for me. Truly beautiful!!!
Profound blog Joel. I found myself reflecting on where I am at on this continuum and reminded me that there is always more waiting for me to notice and allow to unfold. Thank you.
Simply awesome Joel and all comments.
So eloquent and so precise in how we as people relate to true love when we see and feel all it has to offer. I really appreciate the way you have taken it all the way to those who have been making the choices and changes becoming like the mirror – or a reflection of love themselves. I am starting to grasp and relate to this part myself. I really appreciate your expression Joel – always very insightful and a joy to read.
Beautiful to re-read Joel. We always have a choice. And making no new decision is also a choice. Serge Benhayon offers me a powerful reflection. I am reflecting to others all the time also. What is it I choose to reflect back? Responsibility is key – as my life isn’t just about me, something I have deeply understood from Universal Medicine.
Coming back to this blog Joel cause I could just read your writing over and over again. I have recognised that many peoples eyes reflect what we are / cannot see for ourselves until we look deeper. These eyes are incredible and hold such a depth and are completely unwavering. Exactly like a mirror- A reflection of the soul.
Emily, I love your analogy here, to the eyes being exactly like a mirror, YES – A reflection of the soul – beautyfull.
This is a very powerful blog, offering a great insight for us all. “All it could do is reflect to the depth people chose.” I love this line. I know I have looked for others to change my life, but in fact the truth is it all comes down to me, and the choices I make, now that is an absolute joy. Isn’t it amazing how we are all a mirror for everyone else.
It is sometimes confronting to see another living with far more integrity and grace; there are even times where this has made me feel jealous and/or less than another. This blog reminds me of the importance of having that true reflection and makes it clear that jealousy is plain crazy.
“The choice to do something about what you saw was always yours. However, without this reflection, there was no way for people to see the possibility that things were not as they seemed.”
Whilst reading this poem from heaven I feel deeply embraced by a unique quality of love and stillness which holds me tenderly. With deep appreciation for your unique expression Joel.
Thank you Joel, a fabulous philosophic piece of writing that explores the depths we can go to (or not) to reveal our divine selves and reflect that back to the world.
“As always the mirror was impartial -the choice was theirs ” is a great reminder of the power of choice that we have when we look at any situation in life. Thanks Joel for producing another gem.
A very beautiful story Joel with a powerful and inspirational message.
I really appreciated your expression and wisdom, thank you.
This blog is like a poem- thank you Joel- it inspires me to go deeper in looking at me or in fact at in a mirror to become that light of reflection.
I am so deeply inspired by this blog. It inspires me to do one thing I have been struggling to do for a couple of years, just be truth-full. Thank you so much for writing it. I too would one day like to be a mirror in the world that shows people who they are.
Thank you Joel for the very beautiful revelation of how we reflect the light of God to each and every one in this world.
Yet once again a beautiful blog with much to explore and go deeper with, Thank you Joel.
Beautiful Joel, your writing is divine and a wonderful reminder to keep going deeper – the deeper we go, the more we reflect.
Joel what a beautiful sharing. I love in which the way you have shown the true reflection of the mirror and how that can reflect back on society. I will look forward to re-reading this again and again. Thank you Joel.
Joel what you have expressed here is an amazing revelation of the choices we all can make or choose to not make. What is most revealing for me to feel is that we are all of the same divinity and our connection to that is again a choice we choose to make or not.
This is awesome Joel, I could really feel how we can choose to see ourselves a certain way and hold onto that as a form of protection and safety, or we could start to let go of those roles we hide behind. If we do choose to let go there is another round of letting go – discovering the hurts and sensitivities that allowed us to put on those roles in the first place and if we stick with it and allow those too to expose themselves we return back to the love and joy we truly are. A bit of a process but very well worth it. Thank you Joel.
Wow… this story is so deeply profound and beautiful Joel. Having someone in your life who is living from their soul, the natural divine nature that we all come from, is a reflection that you just can’t escape from. It is a consistent call to reconnect to the essence within, to deal with your hurts and to establish a loving way of life. I have found this with Serge Benhayon, I am forever inspired by the way that he lives… his integrity, his understanding, his dedication, his immense love of people, his strength and his unshakeable commitment to truth. I know that all of these characteristics and qualities are who I am also… and with his reflection (and the reflection of many others as well) I am inspired to establish a way of life that brings these natural qualities that are within me out. Without this reflection of what is possible, I feel that I would be very lost, as I wouldn’t have a marker in my life of the true respect, profound care, joy, tenderness and integrity that was possible to be lived in the world. When there isn’t someone reflecting the equal divinity that we all are back to others, we lower our standards, many give up on what they feel is true, or sell out to play a role in life that isn’t them, and we are all left much, much less. Thank you Joel, and thank you Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for reminding me of who I truly am, of the abundance that is there within us all.
I second that Jonny! Joel has written a deeply inspiring story and one that I too can relate to. I also found the mirror first in Serge Benhayon, and then from there have found so many other to be the mirror for me in a multitude of ways. For this I too am immensely appreciative!
Joel a beautiful reflection and confirmation that within us all equally so, lies true divinity.
I loved reading this. Making real life into a fairy tale. I can so understand the depth of this story. It’s humanity to a T. We each make our choices and so our choices are what we see in the mirror. Guess the questions is what would our reaction be to what we see in this mirror.
I loved the last paragraph where when you go so deep and realise your true power and divinity that your eyes become the mirror for all others to see their own equal divine selves.
Looking into the mirror always shows me where I’m at. Sometimes what I see can hurt but only for short when I allow myself to let go and keep connecting deeper I see once more the immense light and love sparkling from the eyes in the mirror. Then when meeting others who are momentarly caught in some dark clouds with this light and Love I see the sparkle in them too become alive again reflecting back to me the light and Love we all truly hold within.
How wonderfull is that – and worth every moment of working through the mist we sometimes find ourselves wondering in!
So true Sandra, the mirror never lies. I can always tell how I am based on my relationship with the mirror. When I am not doing well I avoid the mirror, especially my eyes, but I have learnt that during these times it is super important to look in the mirror and ask “are you ok?” Often I make myself cry, which is awesome as it gives me the opportunity to deal with whatever it is I was trying to avoid. An equally when I am doing well it is so confirming to look in the mirror and see my beauty shine back at me, my eyes dancing with joy, telling me to go share them with the world. Who knew mirrors where such a blessing 🙂
thats awesome Caroline thanks for the reflection 😀
Thank you for sharing Caroline, that is a inspiring way of using the mirror as an supporting tool.
Awesome way to work with this Caroline – thanks for the tip. It is so true that I too avoid my eyes in the mirror when I am not doing too well, and yet love gazing into them when I feel awesome…opening up a conversation about self when not feeling so great is gold!
Thank you Joel for sharing this beautiful story. I can feel how there are mirrors of love everywhere offering reflections for all and that each of us can be a mirror for others if we so choose.
Joel I dont always like the mirror but when I am willing to really have a deeper look even when there was bits I need to address, I discover in my eyes a beauty and love that I cannt not deny.
Well said Sharon. I too have had that experience, when I walk past a mirror in hardness and I see that reflected back – its like woah – the reflection is instant and uncomfortable. But I can choose to sit with that reflection and look at why I am choosing hardness, and when I ask those questions in love and with gentleness I also discover in my eyes is beauty and a wisdom that I cannot deny. Then I can choose to hold that first and reflect that, and then from there look at why I was choosing hardness. The mirror does not judge – it simply reflects. There is nowhere to hide. Amazing article Joel.
Wow that’s one powerful mirror, and luckily we are surrounded by mirrors like this every day. I have two in my room and they are always reflecting the choices that I have made and the impact on my body and most importantly it reflects how amazing I am just for being me.
Joel your story is Heaven sent. Literally. Stories like that enable us to feel truth so easily. The truth being that we start off seeing the outside reflected back to us and eventually we get to see the inside reflected back. We also act like a mirror to others. The question is what reflection are we offering ? Interestingly what we see reflected back in the mirror is also what we see in others. If we see God reflected back then we see God in everybody else.
I was smiling from the depth of my being reading your blog Joel, in true celebration for the day where we all again become the ‘mirror that never lies’ reflecting our equal divinity, glorious, thank you!
That was truly glorious and totally divine Joel. Thank You. This blog will be one that I will re-read often!
Thank you Joel, I love this blog and will come back and read it again and again. Imagine the day when we all become the “Mirror that Never Lies” so that as we all look into the eyes of all others, we are constantly reminded that we are are much more than the outer image we project to the world. . . and imagine the day when ALL live the ‘more’ that we all are!
A great reflection.
Joel this is such an insightful read, you capture the essence of what it is to continually deepen in and through life. Amazingly written, thank you.
Hear hear Natasha, beautifully written and expressed.
Hi Joel, was an absolute joy to read your blog -truly beautiful what you have expressed and shared here. I especially love this line –
” After all, they could not see this within themselves without seeing how this divinity lived in all equally.”
For me, reflection and understanding that what is reflected back to me through others, has taken away the arrogance I used as a protection from life.
Really enjoyed your article Joel and your right the mirror never lies and sometimes the reflection can be pretty confronting, but always the opportunity for growth
That is so true Joe, there is always a choice.
Thank you Joel, I loved your story it reminded me to go deeper still.
That’s so funny ..
I can imagine how confronting it would be for people at first to be out and about and then see their reflection… See what they are presenting to the world… See the lifestyle choices they make…. See absolutely everything about them.. On display. What an experience for many.
Yes, an incredible experience for people to be presented with. They will be facing the truth of how they are presenting. May be confronting for some.
So much Gold. Thank you.
Beautiful. Thank you Joel.
A play-full reminder for us all, of what it means to take true responsibility. Thank you Joel.
Wise words Joel so beautifully expressed, thank you for your wisdom and gentle reminder that the choice is always ours.
The metaphor of the mirror reveals so much or so little depending on what the beholder chooses to see, this piece gives me something profound to ponder on, thank you Joel
The power of “reflection”! Thank you Joel for writing this.
Beautifully said Joel, thank you. I feel I have tended to use reflections to then feel bad about myself, accepting it’s been my choice to do that. No more, now I choose to evolve and see all the reflections around me as an opportunity to do so.
…”As always the mirror was impartial – the choice was theirs”. It always comes back to our choices in life.
It takes great courage to stand before such a mirror and ask what is truly there. I know you have done this Joel, I can feel it in your words, which is why they are able to reflect the divinity that you found, and that was there all along. Thank you for offering this reflection to us all from the Mirror That Never Lies – true beauty.
I have loved reading this again, as it offers so much. Thank you Joel.
And as you say, there is always a deeper layer to be seen and to be reflected. The refelection of love is infinite..
Yes Joel, as we change, we make it possible for the world to change around us. We show it can be done. What a wonderful gift to offer….
How beautiful Joel and so very true. The mirror is always there, in some form or other, continually offering us a reflection, but of course it is always our choice what we do with what we see being reflected back to us. Conversely, there will come a time when we are the mirror reflecting back to others, and then it follows, that they too have a choice of how to respond to the reflection we are offering them.
Thank you Joel, love your way of writing and the message delivered in this blog, a pleasure to read, beautiful!
Thank you Joel , for a very cool piece of writing. The mirror of life only limited by how deep we want to look , and choose to want to see and feel. Nice One.
Thank you dearly Joel, your reflection is very inspiring.
I love the way you write Joel, making life and divinity so simple as it should be. And as you say, without such mirrors none will even know there is more. So not only does it serve us to keep looking deeper, in doing so we offer a mirror to those around us.
Simply Amazing Joel.
So what is my choice when I look in the mirror? I have this choice in every moment. A wonderful analogy Joel that gives a clear and simple message about reflections, one that I can come back to when life seems to get complicated.
I agree Chanly88, I also find this part a great reminder for me to “go deeper and not to stay comfortable with where I am at”. A reminder that I need at times, it is so easy to become complacent.
What is significant for me to re-connect with in your message is that the mirror simply reflects with no pre-conceived agenda – this is key for being a mirror myself, for others.
I just love this blog. I could read it again and again as it is such a wonderful teaching. It reminds me of how important it is to have true role models in our life because without them reflecting back to us what lives deep within we are lost to the outer image that we identify with. Serge Benhayon has been and is a true role model for me.
Yes, Elizabeth, Serge Benhayon is a very true role model for me. So inspiring.
Thank you Joel, this is so beautiful and so empowering how we can all choose to be a mirror that never lies and how we are all equal.
You write so beautifully Joel, love your words and what you shared, how you expressed so simply. Now every time I look in the mirror I will have a whole new perspective!
I loved the comment appreciating the divinity that lives with in. We were sitting around the dinner table tonight and talking about our relationship with divinity and then I read this blog. No coincidences.
Me too, this is so true.
You’ve made me stop and feel the power of connecting to and expressing my own divinity so that others may know theirs. At times I can feel how I’ve been one of those who stood in front of the mirror afraid of how others will see my divinity. Time to let go of this one. Thank you Joel.
What a beautiful piece Joel, I love the simplicity of it, it brings with it an understanding of how we can choose to look at our selves and feel that there is much more in us. Thank You.
Awesome Joel, your blog is a beautiful way to share the true depth of our divinity.