The Stranger In the Mirror

I have a large mirror that hangs off the back of my bedroom door. It has been moved and is leaning up against several boxes. It has been that way for a few weeks now.

Sarah, however, seems to have forgotten about this. Every time she goes in the bedroom now it is on! She is ready to attack that other dog she sees staring at her. She doesn't know who it is or where it came from. All she knows is this one room must be really important as it is the only room the stranger seems to inhabit.

She stealthily inches forward, small paw prints betraying where she has been and where she is going. That is of no concern to her. The invader in the bedroom is where her focus is and nothing will get in the way of this confrontation.

I watch her move steadily down the hall.

I see her go in to "attack" mode, her body physically responding as she crouches at the entrance to the bedroom.

And there she goes! She takes one huge leap and there before her is the intruder.

Odd thing is that the intruder doesn't frighten away. Quite the opposite, the intruder copies everything Sarah does.

I'm not sure which came first:
    -- did she determine the intruder is of no harm
    -- she she figure out the intruder in the mirror is actually herself staring back at her?

I don't have the answers because what is especially amazing is this has become a ritual for Sarah.
Does she realize the one staring back at her is herself?
Surely she does!

And yet I am reminded of numerous times in my life where the answer should have been so evident and yet I stared back, unable or unwilling to see the obvious answer before me.

I'm praying for clarity of vision ... for myself, for all who want to really know the person they see staring back at them in the mirror.

Enjoying the journey,

Debra

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight.

-- Proverbs 3:5-6 --

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