I am typically not a very routine person. I live with a freedom and spontaneity that does not always serve me well. A number of months ago, I committed to a routine each morning and each evening at my bathroom mirror. There is nothing magical about my routine.
There is a series of steps to face washing that seem time intensive some days, but I do them anyway.
I am taking vitamins, a power pack, every morning and evening and am surprised how many power pills there are to swallow. I swallow them anyway.
I have glasses to clean, invisalign braces to brush in addition to my own teeth and I am committed to applying lotion throughout the summer to skin that loves the sun. I must say, there are days I walk away on a regular basis and mutter something about my new routines sure are mirror intensive.
And so I have taken time to put some messages at my mirror…
I believe this message and as a single woman, I sometimes feel alone. It is important for me to remember that I am surrounded with people who love me. Sometimes I start to envision the faces of those who love me as I cycle through my Clarisonic face scrub…..
My next message at the mirror is a colorful heart that reminds me that Kindness changes everything! I believe this and yet it is good for me to consider where I have been touched by kindness and what opportunities might I have in the coming day or days to offer kindness. I find kindness to be inspiring to consider and life changing to offer….
The words are simple: Listen…
I practice quieting my mind from the thoughts that fill it, even if they are really good and productive thoughts and I say a prayer that I might be a good listener. I wonder what I might learn by listening in each day and if I will remember that often listening can be more powerful than any word I have to offer. I ask God to whisper loudly in my ear so I can hear His voice and I ask him to nudge me if I am forgetting to Listen Carefully….
And the truth is that as I stand at the mirror, I must remember as I move through the unknowns of the day, to Be Brave. I want to be brave in how I live out each day. I want to be brave in how I engage my own heart, the messages I hear and repeat, both out loud and in
And so, my time at the mirror is a space where I am reminded that I am alive and there is a world to engage in of people who can impact my life and Lord willing, I might impact theirs.
I am thankful for my time at the mirror every morning and every night and all I can reflect on!
I wonder what your messages are at your mirror. I invite you to place one or two there and see how those messages can bring purpose to your days!
So much goodness here.
Lovely idea!