Everyone You Meet is a Reflection of Yourself.


Happy people live in a happy world, sad people live in a sad world.  I believe everyone you meet is a reflection of yourself.  

We make choices every moment.  Our consciousness creates a thought and sends brain signals to our mouth and body and we make a choice.  We choose what to think, what to say, and how to move our bodies through time.

I remember first moving to my apartment in Boulder, Colorado.  I was so excited to be in a new place.  I had earned two jobs within a week of moving there, and after leaving a depression and dead ends in Portland, I was so excited for this fresh start.

There were these two women who worked the front desk of our apartment complex and I saw them regularly whether getting quarters for laundry or asking questions about rent.  I made jewelry in my apartment and one of the ladies asked if I could make some earrings out of shark teeth she got in Hawaii.  She offered me three extra teeth to keep for myself and I made my favorite pair of earrings and wire wrapped necklace.  They always asked how my day was.

I was talking to my neighbor one day, who regularly spoke of his problems, and he mentioned something about "the rude bitches" at the front desk.  I was really confused because those women had only shown me kindness.

But I was in a good place at the time, and my neighbor wasn't.  I had seen him show rudeness to others, but he was also friendly to me.  
Looking back on my own life, I now see when I was giving attitude towards someone, they dished it right back.  We can allow our emotions and situations to become a vicious cycle of offending and defending.  Anger breeds more anger.  But I realize when I am kind to someone, 9 times out of 10 they will be kind back.

Since I've moved back to Portland, some days are so overcast, and it seems the storm won't pass.  But I just have to remember there is always sun hiding behind even the grayest clouds.  

I believe every soul is filled with this radiant light from our universe and wants to connect and reflect that soundness.  But just as there is no day without night, I believe everyone has darkness inside them too.  Whether filled with overwhelming pain or sadness, or fear or anger, we all struggle and suffer.

Energy is contagious.  If you show unwanted emotions to others, they will probably show it back to you.  But I think we can always choose to show kindness, even in our darkest moments, and it will reflect and light up the world.


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