Who do you see when you look into a mirror?  Do you recognize the image of the person looking back at you? How long has it been since you really took time to view your own image?  Are you familiar with your body’s changes and maturation?   If not, how long has it been since you recall really seeing yourself?  

Teaching your children to be honest with themselves, begins with you.  As parents, we need to be honest with our own person.  If we avoid being honest with our person, then our children will learn a lesson that it is okay to be dishonest with ourselves.  If you are dishonest with another, you will know the truth, but you will have to live with that falsity.  Ironically, if you are dishonest with your own person long enough, then this dishonesty will become your accepted truth. 

When is the last time you submerged into you own person? How long has it been since you spent time intra-reflecting?  Has it been a while since you spent time reflecting on your inner and outer being? Have you been capable of integrating your outer being with your inner being?  It is a difficult task for many to see their outer person, much less their inner being. Why?  When we see ourselves outwardly, our physical appearance, we see what others may interpret us to be. It is difficult for people to face their inner-beings.  Not only is it difficult, but it is not uncommon for an individual to avoid facing their inner being.  When we think of looking inwardly, it is more common that an individual will think on the negative, rather than seeing positive aspects of intra-reflection.  For many, they will only see their flaws, blemishes, and the perceived negative changes that life has brought about.  Whereas, few people spend quality time looking at the dichotomy of our makeup, the good and the bad, the yin and yang.  If we desire personal growth and maturation, then we must be willing to go deeper than surface level, we must be willing to know and face our inner being. 

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