critic in the mirror

My biggest critic is the woman staring back at me in the mirror. It isn't that other people do not judge or criticize me, it is that the woman in the mirror is the one that matters most. It is her thoughts of me that cut like a knife, and show me the image of what I am. There are days when the one in the mirror gives me praise and positive reassurance...then there are days where she tears me apart with her sharp tongue and vicious comments. It is because of her I assume that others around me see what she sees (both inside and out).  It is because of her that I question every move, and decision I make. {Which could be a good thing} There are days when I wish she would go away, and then there are days when I know she is the only one that gets me. 

I have been working hard these last months to make her see more of the good in me than the bad. With each glance, I feel we are getting there.

The Man In The Glass

Anonymous

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.

For it isn’t your father or mother or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in you life
Is the one staring back from the glass.

You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum
And think you’re a wonderful guy.
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

He’s the fellow to please-never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear to the end.
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.