Excerpt from Moments In Time: Reflections on Personal Mystical Experiences
Mirror Mirror (pg. 86)
We human beings manifest our thoughts and attitudes. We are
natural expressions of energy —it cannot be stopped. It is our
nature. How can we describe this process? In the book As a
Man Thinketh by James Allen, there is a short poem that ends
with these words: “we think in secret, it comes to pass, our
environment is our looking glass.”
Let me explain this passage. We think in secret—our
thoughts are generated within ourselves, our personalities,
our bodies. It comes to pass—these thoughts are like magnets
when acted upon by the Universal Energy and appear in our
surroundings. Environment is our looking glass—our physical
surroundings mirror our dominant thoughts and attitudes, just
as nature designed us! We cannot escape this because it is who
we are.
Would you like to know yourself better? Look around--
objectively! What types of people surround you? Are they
argumentative and self-serving or helpful and tolerant? Do they
listen intently or constantly interrupt you? Are they somewhere
in between these extremes? Most of us are. Watch the people
that come and go in the groups that you belong to or the busi-
nesses you frequent. Observe the dominant characteristics of
their personalities, not the minute-to-minute expressions. You
will have to be very honest with yourself, and at times you will
have to take a leap of faith. It can be fun and rewarding to see
how you change and grow by observing the people that are
attracted into your life.
I remember resenting people who were always trying to
force their ideas on me, until I noticed myself doing the same
from time to time! I had a co-worker once who was very impa-
tient and extremely self-defensive. If you made a suggestion to
him about doing something a little differently, you were greeted
with a verbal barrage as to why his way was best. Even days
later, he would still be reminding you. After one particularly
trying day on my way home, I told myself I was glad I was
not like him. I was open to suggestions about how to improve
myself and go about my day to day activities. After dinner that
evening, I was putting the dishes away and my wife mentioned
it would be easier for her if I put the small plates in front of the
big plates. I immediately started to tell her how my way was
best, just the way my co-worker would tell us why his way was
best. I realized “my environment is my looking glass!” I decided
to try and curtail my lectures to others when they offered sug-
gestions. I started to listen more. I soon found I was less stressed
with other people’s opinions.
Two things are very important when you do this type of
self-examination. Firstly, do it objectively, not in a self-judg-
mental way. Secondly, call upon that divine spark within and
treat yourself to your own consideration and patience. Want to
go deeper? Let’s try.
What else is in our environment that we all can see?
Most mornings, my habit is to read first thing and meditate
later in the morning after breakfast. One morning after reading
Gregg Braden’s book The Divine Matrix, I approached my
meditation with a sense to mentally re-visit a photography trip
my wife and I had taken to Yellowknife, Canada. We were there
to photograph the aurora borealis (northern lights). The best
time to see the lights is between 11:00 o’clock in the evening
and 3:00 o’clock in the morning. We went during the new
moon in January, and the air temperature was close to minus 40
degrees Celsius (and Fahrenheit). At that temperature, you leave
your car running all night so it will not freeze up and leave you
stranded. I recalled peering into the silent night sky, seeing mil-
lions of stars.They appeared to be sparkles of light like pinpricks
through a deep bluish black material with a huge powerful light
behind it. The sky seemed endless and appeared to stretch out
to infinity. I realized some of the stars were light years away
and some no longer existed even though we were now just
seeing the light they were reflecting. Then the predominantly
minty green northern lights started to dance across the dark sky
like shimmering lace curtains being blown by a gentle breeze
through a partially opened window. I could almost sense the
energy like I did with my Toastmaster friend and while visiting
the Bay of Fundy. It was extremely awe inspiring!
I then realized, in my meditation, that I was looking into the
mirror of my creation, myself, and my being. My environment
is my looking glass. I am a part of this wonderful creation. I am
Infinite! We are all infinite!
I felt a shudder of excitement engulf my entire being that
morning. A shiver ran up my spine. My hair stood on end. A
wave of joy crashed over me. If I had not been sitting, I would
surely have fallen over. It took my breath away!
Yes, this is who we really are!
natural expressions of energy —it cannot be stopped. It is our
nature. How can we describe this process? In the book As a
Man Thinketh by James Allen, there is a short poem that ends
with these words: “we think in secret, it comes to pass, our
environment is our looking glass.”
Let me explain this passage. We think in secret—our
thoughts are generated within ourselves, our personalities,
our bodies. It comes to pass—these thoughts are like magnets
when acted upon by the Universal Energy and appear in our
surroundings. Environment is our looking glass—our physical
surroundings mirror our dominant thoughts and attitudes, just
as nature designed us! We cannot escape this because it is who
we are.
Would you like to know yourself better? Look around--
objectively! What types of people surround you? Are they
argumentative and self-serving or helpful and tolerant? Do they
listen intently or constantly interrupt you? Are they somewhere
in between these extremes? Most of us are. Watch the people
that come and go in the groups that you belong to or the busi-
nesses you frequent. Observe the dominant characteristics of
their personalities, not the minute-to-minute expressions. You
will have to be very honest with yourself, and at times you will
have to take a leap of faith. It can be fun and rewarding to see
how you change and grow by observing the people that are
attracted into your life.
I remember resenting people who were always trying to
force their ideas on me, until I noticed myself doing the same
from time to time! I had a co-worker once who was very impa-
tient and extremely self-defensive. If you made a suggestion to
him about doing something a little differently, you were greeted
with a verbal barrage as to why his way was best. Even days
later, he would still be reminding you. After one particularly
trying day on my way home, I told myself I was glad I was
not like him. I was open to suggestions about how to improve
myself and go about my day to day activities. After dinner that
evening, I was putting the dishes away and my wife mentioned
it would be easier for her if I put the small plates in front of the
big plates. I immediately started to tell her how my way was
best, just the way my co-worker would tell us why his way was
best. I realized “my environment is my looking glass!” I decided
to try and curtail my lectures to others when they offered sug-
gestions. I started to listen more. I soon found I was less stressed
with other people’s opinions.
Two things are very important when you do this type of
self-examination. Firstly, do it objectively, not in a self-judg-
mental way. Secondly, call upon that divine spark within and
treat yourself to your own consideration and patience. Want to
go deeper? Let’s try.
What else is in our environment that we all can see?
Most mornings, my habit is to read first thing and meditate
later in the morning after breakfast. One morning after reading
Gregg Braden’s book The Divine Matrix, I approached my
meditation with a sense to mentally re-visit a photography trip
my wife and I had taken to Yellowknife, Canada. We were there
to photograph the aurora borealis (northern lights). The best
time to see the lights is between 11:00 o’clock in the evening
and 3:00 o’clock in the morning. We went during the new
moon in January, and the air temperature was close to minus 40
degrees Celsius (and Fahrenheit). At that temperature, you leave
your car running all night so it will not freeze up and leave you
stranded. I recalled peering into the silent night sky, seeing mil-
lions of stars.They appeared to be sparkles of light like pinpricks
through a deep bluish black material with a huge powerful light
behind it. The sky seemed endless and appeared to stretch out
to infinity. I realized some of the stars were light years away
and some no longer existed even though we were now just
seeing the light they were reflecting. Then the predominantly
minty green northern lights started to dance across the dark sky
like shimmering lace curtains being blown by a gentle breeze
through a partially opened window. I could almost sense the
energy like I did with my Toastmaster friend and while visiting
the Bay of Fundy. It was extremely awe inspiring!
I then realized, in my meditation, that I was looking into the
mirror of my creation, myself, and my being. My environment
is my looking glass. I am a part of this wonderful creation. I am
Infinite! We are all infinite!
I felt a shudder of excitement engulf my entire being that
morning. A shiver ran up my spine. My hair stood on end. A
wave of joy crashed over me. If I had not been sitting, I would
surely have fallen over. It took my breath away!
Yes, this is who we really are!