What is the mirror principle? How does it work? How does it affect our lives and relationships?

In any given moment, our outer world reflects our internal world. But we can easily lose sight of this and assume bad things happen in life because of “bad luck” or “karma.”

So, how can we keep our heads and remain present in challenging situations? And how can we become more aware of our internal world?

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The mirror principle is simply this:

Whatever is happening in your internal world is reflected in your external world.

It’s kind of like this. If you were wearing a pair of glasses with red lenses, then the whole universe would seem red to you. You wouldn’t be able to see it any other way. But if you took the glasses off, you would see that it’s not red. There are all kinds of colors.

What’s true about being human is that we will always want things.

You will never not want something in your life. And when you want something, you launch a rocket of desire. When you launch this rocket, the universe seeks to bring that thing to you in the quickest manner possible.

Have you ever been in your car and you had the GPS on, and it told you that “this is the quickest route possible even though traffic is heavier than normal?” Well, it’s kind of like that.

The path you take to get to what you want in life may be congested with traffic. It might contain obstacles. There might be construction. Maybe there’s a police stop.

But just because those obstacles are there doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not the quickest way to get to what you want in life.

But when it comes to matters of ambition – things we want – which is fundamental to being human, we often look at those obstacles and say:

“Oh well. I tried. Things didn’t work out.”

So, we add resistance to it. We don’t want those obstacles to be there. Even though it’s the quickest route. The GPS just told you it’s the quickest route!

Yet when those obstacles show up, we give up. We add resistance to it. We say, “forget it.”

So, then our journey starts all over again at square one.

Which is to say the outcome of what you want doesn’t matter, because the journey is going to look much the same.

If you can gently acknowledge those obstacles, be with those obstacles, and even love those obstacles, that moment will pass, and the traffic will start moving again.

So, when people say, “I was on my way to getting something, but something went wrong.” That’s not quite true. Something didn’t go wrong. There just happened to be obstacles on that journey, which is perfectly normal.

But instead of acknowledging it, and being with it, people instead post to Facebook and say:

“Well, I had my keys stolen this week.”

And then they say:

“Now I had my passport and money stolen. And now I have to replace my phone because that broke. And because it broke, it cost me more to replace the phone, even though I have insurance on it.”

Then they post to Facebook again. And then they repeat that cycle. They negate their abilities to create.

So, their internal world is all about:

“Things are going bad. Things are going bad. Things are going bad.”

And then their external reflects it to them, showing them that things are going bad.

But in any moment, you can turn that around and have your internal world be:

“Things are great. I love being here. I’m enjoying this experience. This is a fun roller-coaster ride.”

The Mirror Principle and Personal Growth

Most personal growth hinges on (difficult) action. It’s a process of incrementally adopting successful behavior that eventually leads to positive results. Upon closer observation, it’s a blunt-force approach to success, because it relies on your willpower and discipline.

Naturally, if you focus on doing the right things long enough consistently, you will make progress. But the process is bound to be long, and your commitment will be tested. You will encounter challenges. You may lose motivation.

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Our beliefs have been conditioned. Most of us believe, somewhere deep down, that wealth, happiness, and success is supposed to be hard.

But if you focus instead on your internal state, and change your self-concept, the reflection will change. Your daily experiences will also change.

What happened? Did the world change? No, you changed.

The essence of the mirror principle is that things change when you change how you look at things. They have no other choice!

This is a new way of approaching self-improvement. Instead of beginning with action, the principle begins with thought. It begins at the level of belief. You can achieve immeasurably more, more rapidly, if you recognize the importance of these principles first.

Your Inner World Mirrors Your External World

If you believe life is easy, it will reveal itself to be easy. Your relationship with life will change. It’s all about how you perceive things.

You won’t need to force yourself to change your behavior. Your behavior will adapt to your feelings. The actions you take will feel inspired and full of power. Essentially, things will come easier.

But if you believe life is difficult, the mirror principle must embody and reflect these beliefs. Your reality will adapt to what you are focusing on. The principle works. Things will get difficult if you’re sure they will.

This is a principle, a law of reality.

Transforming Your External Reality

If you want to transform your external reality, you must transform your internal state first. Everything starts at the level of self.

This does not mean that there is no work involved in this transformation. But compared to moving mountains in the physical realm, changing your inner reality will feel effortless.

Spend time in reflection. Strive to understand self and limiting beliefs. Reflecting will lead to important realizations about yourself and where you’re stopped. If you clear away the blockages, you will realize just how powerful you are. You will see just how much you can create.

Final Thoughts, Mirror Principle

Do you now understand how the mirror principle works?

How have you seen it work in your life?

Have you spent time in self-discovery? What has self-reflection shown you about this law?

Take the lead and let us know in the comments below because the support you offer must mirror back to you! Also, let us know if you’d like to explore this topic further.