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What do you see in the mirror?
Close your eyes for a minute. Imagine yourself looking in a mirror. What do you see? For a long time, when I looked in the mirror, all I saw were the flaws. I would fixate on the blemishes and the imperfections, the small things that I couldn’t stand about my image. But my problem wasn’t only with my physical appearance. I was constantly worrying about not meeting expectations, and I felt a crushing amount of self-doubt and negativity. I would lie awake at night wondering if I would ever achieve anything—if I would meet any of my goals.
Sometimes I missed school because I was emotionally and physically exhausted. I struggled with the idea of God being Love, because while I thought that I loved others, I felt I was unable to love myself. I stubbornly refused to turn to Christian Science because of the nature of the problem; I felt it was up to me to change my thought and become more positive.

March 13, 2017 issue
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From the readers
Brett Stafford, Deborah Caserotti, Joy Hinman
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The healing power of Mother Love
Deborah Huebsch
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An army of angels
Mark McCurties
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Not pulled down … but lifted up!
Jan Klesse
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‘The sweetest gift of God’s grace’
O. Matt Otte
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What do you see in the mirror?
Ella Gates
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Course correction
Will Towle
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Injuries from car accident healed
Susanne Sommer
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‘Honest toil has no penalty’
William Pappas
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Cat bite healed
Ellen Bennett
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Prayer reverses discouraging labels
Mary Bistline
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'From sense to Soul my pathway lies before me ...'
Photograph by Steve Ryf
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The divine heritage way of living
Barbara Vining