Lauren Scott, blogging as LScott Poetry, posted a poem titled Worst Critic, which inspired this post.
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I looked into a mirror
Not satisfied,
I bought a new mirror
Unsatisfied,
I demanded a refund
Now, I look into the eyes
Of my loved ones
Fully satisfied
That’s all the mirror
I need 🙂
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The mirror of our loved ones is much kinder than the reflection in the looking glass 🙂
Very true, Janna dear,
All the more reason to consult our very own unique mirror – and to be the mirror for our loved ones too 🙂
yes, that’s all the mirror we really need. )
Bingo! Beth,
Most of us have such miracle mirrors 🙂
Truely the wisest mirror to choose! 🙂
Now, that’s a thought – when we choose our partner – we choose the mirror of our life 🙂
Thank you, Georgia, dear.
Well, basically we probably do something like that..although there are those who say we choose our compliment…like red to our green 😉
Well played, Eric. A message I feel some people have forgotten.
Hello Joshua,
Thank you and yes, what matters most is what our loved ones think of us. Many wear a mask for public consumption but behave boorishly at home. Sad, I reckon.
All good wishes,
Eric
This so beautiful.
Hello Willow dear,
Love, light and hope – the world needs more of these and much more positives.
Peace,
Eric
yes definitely more posatives! xxxx
Elegant as always, Mr. Alagan. Concise and spot on. Speaking of spots and gleaming pates, the other day I chanced to peer at the backside of my head and was shocked to find how little hair resided there. Best not do that again.
And yet, as you beautifully stated, it remains the eyes of our loved ones who ‘see’ us for us and that is what matters. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel ‘ugly’ but then my Beloved would say, “You’re so handsome”, and then everything is fine with the world.
Thank you for sharing your ‘inspired’ post.
Take care, my friend, and have a splendid weekend!
Paul 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thinning hair on the back, dear Paul
Thank goodness, we don’t have eyes in the back. But what’s that snigger we hear behind us 🙂
Yes, that’s lovely, when your beloved says how handsome you are. It works for me too, when my love says that and gives added zest to the day.
Thank you, Paul, for being the friend that you are and all good wishes,
Eric 🙂
Quite delightful and so true especially as we age. It is almost as thorough the image in the mirror worsens as the image in the eyes of those we love intensifies with longevity.
Talking of images, I commend your new picture – it seems much clearer and, perhaps, larger will do well in front of a mirror. It reminds me that I need to update mine that baby is now a talking walking little person.
Cheerio, Jane
That’s true, Jane dear,
As our true loves love us more, the mirror on the wall grows envious and does its worst, it seems.
Mirror mirror on the wall, so I know what gave birth to that tale.
Larger image means all can see my sprouting horn – right temple 👿
But not too shabby for a 59 year-old, even if I say so myself 🙂
Cheers,
Eric
The best poem on mirror. Beautiful.
Hello Indira dear,
The mirrors of our lives and loves 🙂
All good wishes and say hello to Soma for me,
Eric
Thanks Eric, I will sure inform Soma.
Ow, Eric, this is sweet! By the way, I like your new image. Very noble looking and handsome! 🙂
Hello Celestine,
Thank you and – noble – well, that’s the first time anyone ever used that word to describe moi 🙂
Handsome – hey, I can live with that 🙂
After two years, I decided to upload a new image – one taken in January 2014.
Cheers,
Eric
True, others see us as we really are while we see us as we think we are. Happy Friday, Eric!
Hello Susan,
As I’ve always maintained – we all look into the mirror and see something different 🙂
All good wishes,
Eric
That’s beautiful. That’s definitely the kind of mirror I’d rather have. She can tell you if your hair is messed up too, even better than a mirror. 🙂
Very true, David
We point out to one another when hair is dishevelled, the occasional speck on the lips during a meal and so forth. Of course, for this mirror to work, one should be looking at one’s love – not eyeing someone else.
All good wishes,
Eric
A mirrored search with a gloriously happy ending, loved it xPenx
Hello PennyG,
Sorry that it took me some time to get around to replying but life was keeping me busy 🙂
This is all the mirror one truly needs, I reckon.
All good wishes,
Eric
Loved ones are the only ones who really count, as you say, and funnily enough, they are the ones we try hardest to please when they the most easily saifisfied with us the way we are 🙂
Hello Jane dear,
Very true that some try hardest to please those most easily satisfied.
I know of many women who go on about their diet and spend thousands to lose weight. But the husbands love their wives the way they are – round and huggable. Interestingly, some women don’t buy that – strange, I reckon.
Take it from a man – clash of bones is okay when we were young. But most of us men love our women round and huggable 🙂
Cheers,
Eric
Yep, even on a bad-hair day – that’s all the mirror one needs 😀 Love it!
A bad-hair day – taken literally, that is a problem that does not affect most men. LOL
But you’re right – look into the eyes of a loved one and add a spring to your day 🙂
Eloquently put! =)
Thank you, Que 🙂
Have a great weekend,
Eric
The best reflection of our life. Beautiful !
Hello Karen,
That’s a wonderful sentiment – thank you and yes, it is the best, I agree.
All good wishes,
Eric
Beautifully stated. Loved the conclusion!
Hello Ian,
I knew this will find great favour with you – a solid family man with married daughters and all. Our loved ones, really, are the only ones who count, I reckon.
Have a great weekend,
Eric
I like the sentiment. (And I hate mirrors.)
Ah yes, mirrors are most times so politically incorrect – just like weighing scales 🙂
I’m balding (that picture on the left was taken in January 2014) and I have a warning sign outside my door.
“Wear shades – due to glare”
Cheers,
Eric
yes, that’s the mirror we should worry about as well.
“…worry about as well.”
LOL! Yes, I suppose you’re right – agreed 🙂
I know a friend – pot-bellied – he has only half mirrors in his house.
Ignorance, you’re so blissful 🙂
Cheers,
Eric
Beautiful thought! I agree with you!
Thank you Aparna,
Its more important how our loved ones view us – rather than how we view ourselves, I reckon.
Have a great weekend 🙂
Eric