Mirror Mirror on the Wall...You are the Fairest You of All!

Mirror Work is a major element in the approach to inner healing recommended by Louise Hay. I'm excited to be looking into it again. Why do mirror work or as Louise suggests calling it, mirror play?  
It is a way to self acceptance. Yes at first you will notice your physical flaws but this is only the very outer layer of you.  The self acceptance might mean saying to yourself, yes, you have bags under your eyes, a double chin, tight lips,  what ever...  and yet realizing that that is not the real you.

If this is true for you, you are a victim of a self critical, "this makes me cringe" response. Our society is so materialistic and has such strict standards about female beauty and male "good looks"  that there is more than likely a voice in your head that will say these critical things to yourself.  It's comparing you with others which is always a losing game in the end.

Add a little playfulness by rating your resistance on the scale of 0 - 10 where 10 is the maximum, "This makes me cringe" response. 

Looking in the mirror and saying "I love you" is such a great way of stepping out of all that nonsense.

It is most likely going on  in your mind  but you get so used to it that you don't hear it. It's still having an effect though! Taking the time to look in the mirror and say the words "I love you, .............   (use your own name)" stops that chatter.

It's so simple to do. But not easy. That's why I suggest you follow the advice of Robert Holden in the book he wrote with Louise Hay: Life Loves You: 7 Spiritual Practices to Heal Your Life .
This is to use the words "Life loves you" or "Life loves me"as it is all about healing your relationship with Life, really! They might work for you too. They mean the same as I love you, love is love, is love. And he adds another: "I am willing to let life love me today".   That's it.  Even if your hair is unwashed.  Life loves you anyway!

Try starting with "Life loves you" if your initial "cringe" rating was 8 or above. 15 minutes with these  affirmations in the morning will set your day off right.Then when you see a mirror during the day, just take a moment to be aware of looking at yourself and saying "I love you.... Life loves you ..... {and notice your breath going in.and out}....Life loves me."


Notice how the "cringe" rating drops, every point less is great progress. After 7 days, it will hopefully be down to 0, 1 or 2. They you just keep an eye on it, with a friendly greeting to yourself in the mirror every day for a few minutes. Or when something happens that presses your "cringe" button....like your ideal best friend or loving mum, give yourself some TLC in the mirror and cut your recovery time to a fraction of what it used to be!