What is your litmus test? Your gauge to help you make decisions or choices? Mine has always been the woman in the mirror. Whenever I’m trying to decide what I should or shouldn’t do I don’t worry about what others may think or how they may interpret my actions. I ask myself one question….can I do this and face myself in the mirror? Because I can’t outrun me, ignore me or pretend amnesia with myself.
Normally my reflection is the first and last thing I see. I have to deal with me every day. That doesn’t mean that I have always gotten it right. Liquid courage at 2am can look very distorted at 2pm. There has even been a time or two that I made decisions that I thought I could face but realized later that I didn’t like what was reflected back to me.
Choosing to use the mirror test has kept me from having a lot of regrets, nightmares and self-loathing. It makes me stop and review my morals, values and consult my conscience. I must be able to look myself in the eyes and see contentment, confidence and peace.