Reflections

Good Morning,
I am convinced that the way people treat us is a reflection of how we
treat them. If we are sunken and frowning, we will see our friends to
sunken and frowning. When we are smiling from ear to ear; we will see
most of our friends smiling from ear to ear.

I believe its not difficult to chose how we want others to treat us.
What is difficult is to fully understand that it starts with us.

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the
House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this
place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up
the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway
with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.
To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy
little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a
great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and
friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a
wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy
as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the
stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw
the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at
them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.
As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I
will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do
you see in the faces of the people you meet?

Peace and Love, Jim