The Mirror of Illusions

Most of what we think we see in other people isn’t actually them.

It’s us.

Our fears.

Our wants.

Our unmet needs.

Our old wounds, staring back at us like they belong to someone else.

We look at someone’s life and think they’ve got it cracked.

The body.

The house.

The partner.

The confidence.

But all we’re really seeing is a mirror polished by our own insecurity.

Illusions work like that.

They don’t lie outright.

They just leave things out.

They don’t show the anxiety behind the smile.

The emptiness behind the performance.

The chaos behind the curated life.

And when the illusion shatters when the person disappoints us, when the truth leaks through - it hurts more than it should.

Not because of what they did but because we believed the reflection.

Real growth starts when you stop chasing the mirror and start looking behind it.

When you realise peace doesn’t look impressive.

It doesn’t perform.

It doesn’t need to be seen - It just is.

And once you see that, the illusions lose their grip.