Is Your Mirror Clean?

Are you the one friend that most of your friends come to for advice on various scenarios?  How often do you think to yourself after giving such great advice "Lord why can't i use this advice for my own situation"?  Do you look at your own situation and realize that you would be so much less stressed or irritable if you heeded your own advice? What is it that you know what to do but don't?

Steam on the mirror. There's your answer! Have you noticed that when company is coming over you make your home nice and tidy; when alone you just let it be what it is?  Same a this metaphorical mirror.  When we place the mirror in front of someone when giving advice, we make sure the mirror is free of streaks, cracks and even steam.  However when we face it on ourselves we steam it up.  So therefore we don't see the situation clear enough to take our own advice.

Everyone has different types of steam. There's the "I can handle my situation" steam, "my situation is different from yours" steam, and the infamous "but I..." steam. The last can be the most detrimental because there are an infinite amount of EXCUSES we use behind it.  We often don't want to face ourselves because we know subconsciously what we have to do we just CHOOSE not to deal with what our situation is.  Yet, we continue to give all this advice and lack where we need....PRACTICING WHAT WE PREACH.

Your cycle will continue as long as you continue to look into a steamed mirror. Your situation is blurred, smeared and inconsistent.  You will continue to push out knowledge, wisdom and happiness but your own situation will lack until you take something and clean your mirror.  Allow yourself the opportunity to see your own situation clearly so you can have a clear vision of what you need to do.  It will be hard to look at yourself and be 100% honest with yourself.

I spoke in my last post about sacrifice and making decisions for yourself.  Your mirror is the first step in the process.  How can you make a clear decision based on unclear information. I'm sure your attempt to help your friends in their situation is for the best but you have to have clear vision for yourself to give the best advice.

So from now on, make sure you mirror is clean before you give advice.  Your message will come across so much clearer because you have living and giving by example.  Wipe off the steam and see yourself and your situation for exactly what they are and keep it clean.  A flawless life is impossible, but seeing a clear life only eliminates the option of making a decision with blurred, flawed and steamed insight.