The Gun in the Mirror

Learning to tune into your image will not turn you into a towering narcissist. Quite the opposite: you’ll learn to stay present with yourself manage the intensity of your emotions and tap into a new inner strength. My motives for connecting with others were clearer: It was less about getting them to see me and validate me and think I was wonderful and more about discovering who they truly are and what they are communicating beyond their words. And the mirror revealed just how much their criticisms were affecting them because they could see it on their face.