Self-rejection. . .

The people in our lives serve as mirrors to help us view those aspects of ourselves that are unresolved, unfinished and disowned.  Take a moment and think about why you find fault with the behaviors or actions of someone in your life.  Ask yourself what bothers you about their actions?  When we look with critical, judgemental or disapproving eyes upon the behavior of a co-worker, acquaintance, friend or lover; we are finding the same disapproval within ourselves.  The mirror always reflects what we need to see.  Similarly, when we reject the love or affection of another, we are putting ourselves in a place of self-rejection.  We may thrust the blade out, but the sword is double-edged and we also incite our own pain.  We can allow the behaviors of others to get under our skin, make us angry and make us cry, but once we get beyond the initial reaction we need to allow the mirror to show us the truth we have not wanted to see.  Seeing the truth and making peace with it will ultimately set you free.  When we allow those parts of ourselves that have been hidden in the dark recesses of our psyche to come the surface, we allow the light of wisdom and love to begin our process to wholeness.