Weekly Wanders: Mirrors & Cycles
Our lives flow in cycles. From the day beginning fresh tomorrow, to the seasons changing, to years starting and ending, all the way to the moment we are born onto Earth and the final breath we take. Each chapter of our lives can be a cycle, even within these chapters there are cycles of emotions, feelings—there is duality between confidence and doubt, creation and fear. We move through all of these, in transition, in our day to day, our emotions cycling as our physical realms do, as our perception of time does.
And sometimes, it's our mirrors that shows us exactly where we are in these cycles.
The Moment
Lately, I've been riding this beautiful wave of excitement—celebrating wins, dreaming big, feeling like everything's aligning. But here's the truth that caught up with me this week: even in our brightest moments, there's often this shadow of uncertainty dancing at the edges. I found myself looking in the mirror, seeing not just the highlight reel I'd been sharing with the world, but all the layers beneath—the doubts, the questions, the parts of me asking to be acknowledged before I could move forward.
What Caught My Eye
A friend shared something tonight that landed right in my heart. She talked about a quote where a man sees a shiny pebble in a creek—like that moment when something catches your eye and you just have to chase it? But the second you step in, the current sweeps you off your feet. Suddenly you're treading water, trying to find your balance in the flow. And then comes the wisdom: sometimes the bravest thing we can do is just float. To lay back, look up at the sky, gaze up at the stars, and trust that even when we don't know where we're going, we're exactly where we need to be in this cycle.
The Truth It Whispered
There's something powerful about admitting that even our most glamorous moments come with their own kind of heaviness. That it's okay to hold both the excitement and the uncertainty. That maybe the things we resist seeing in the mirror—our fears, our doubts, our struggles—are actually the catalysts guiding us to our next phase. They're not roadblocks; they're doorways. And being real about these cycles isn't a burden but a bridge—connecting us to the people who are waiting to catch us, to listen, to remind us we're never too much.
A Gentle Invitation
Take a moment today to really see yourself in the mirror. I know—it might be the most vulnerable thing you do all day. But notice what comes up. Is it courage peeking through? Fear asking to be heard? Whatever cycle you're in right now, whatever emotions are swirling, just observe them. Sit with them. Maybe even welcome them. Because often, it's the very things we resist seeing that hold the keys to our next transformation. What is this reflection trying to show you? What cycle is asking to be acknowledged? Sometimes just recognizing where we are is the first step to flowing into where we're meant to be.
