There is peace and serenity in being comfortable in my own skin and I found how to do so when I came to understand this is what God wants for me too. For each of us, and in doing soul our reflections become a likeness in the image of God of our Soul and ALL other souls and we learn to respect and give them the dignity of being comfortable in their own skin too. After all it's only temporary but not our soul. What do you see in your reflection?

Reflections

You came again this morning Lord, waiting to talk with me,
I was absorbed with much of nothing, as you sat patiently.

I chose instead to stare at space and try not to feel,
Sometimes I can convince myself, this is the better deal.

I blinked my eyes and looked away from what I knew I saw,
A silent message before my eyes that would keep me from the fall.

At first I saw just leaves and water, they didn’t mean much to me
A closer look reflected what a blind man has learned to see.

At first glance most of life is not exactly how it appears,
If I reflect on my choices of the past, can I let go of all my fears?

It isn’t necessarily that all my bad choices in life have made me feel so small,
The reflection in the water reveals, constantly repeating them keeps me bound inside my wall.

I can be very creative, convince myself I am really doing it differently this time,
The results too often end up the same, leaving a sour taste so much like bad wine.

When I glanced the first time all I could see were resentments, anger , fear and lack of trust,
I wondered if there was anything left of me, had I already turned to dust?

I dried a tear from my eye, this reflection of emptiness that I had to accept was me,
I took a deep breath and glanced again, hoping if I looked closer, there might be more of me to see.

I exhaled slowly, the leaf and water very close to me, the leaf floated away from the reflection of my face,
There over my shoulder, reflected in the water, I felt the warmth of your embrace.

I do things different, but seems too often I forget who brings me the peace to be free,
When I choose my will, and cover with the leaf, the only One who eternally embraces me.

Michael Patrick Conway
The Power of Surrender Series
2006
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