Why You Should Select Mirrors That Catch and Reflect Your Magical Light

“A mirror works because the atoms inside it catch light and throw it back,”
Chris Woodford, Mirrors, the Science of Reflection

I had a conversation with a family member the other day. She mentioned having recently gone clothes shopping. While she likes to be stylish and present herself in the most fashionable light, she also mentioned how much she hated her disrobed image in the dressing room mirror.

That was difficult to hear.

“When you stand in front of a mirror, what you see is … energy in action, working its magic on light.”

This got me to thinking about the mirrors in our lives that reflect back on us, some working ‘magic’ and exhilarating us; others, zooming back discouraging images, making us feel naked and ugly.

• These mirrors may be in the form of people and their opinions of us or something we’ve done.
• They may be inanimate, like our performance results (at work or in athletics) that reflect back how we’ve achieved or fallen short of expectations.
• Or, they may be the reflection of light, or lack of it, in our day-to-day, casting back images of mood or the temper of the external world, and so on.

It got me to thinking of the importance of finding mirrors that reflect the more entrancing aspects of our being versus homing in on our flaws. It got me to thinking of what I try to do for my clients, each and every day, many of them in a period of uncomfortable, and sometimes chaotic transition. Their career mirror is reflecting a bit more harshly on their self image after a layoff, reorganization or planned separation has left them reeling.

I like to think that my holding up a new mirror to their exhilarating stories will make them feel confident and accomplished again. I like to think that the magic of their career is rejuvenated through the process of transforming their value into words.

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I am one of only 50 master resume writers and have crafted more than 1,500 career stories that put “your value into words.” My bachelor’s degree in writing/journalism allows me to apply a journalist’s eye to your career.

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