Mirror Work: 21 Days to Heal Your Life

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all! Well me of course! I am on the first week and already I am seeing a difference. Just like going to a gym doing reps to exercise, this is great way to exercise your mind and re-frame the negative thinking that you do not even realize that you are programmed too. Changing your mind into a positive mindset, this goes hand in hand with her book Heal Your Body and I read Dr Wayne Dyer book "change your thoughts, change your life" these combination of books really are helping. Hay House is great publishing company, publishing the best spiritual, motivational and health conscious authors! Just remember life is what you make it, so make it good!

This book is designed to help us love ourselves, perhaps the most important/basic thing we need to learn.

Mirror work is looking into your eyes in a mirror and repeating affirmations.

The programme lasts 21 days. Louise says you may not be able to transform your life in just three weeks but you can plant the seeds.

There is a guided meditation for each of the 21 days and we can download these from Louise’s website.

For each day Louise gives us a mirror work exercise, a journalling exercise and a heart thought in addition to the short audio meditation.

On Day 2, for example, we look in the mirror and say to ourselves; (Name), I love you, I really, really love you”. And again two more times.

Mirror work should be practised first thing in the morning and whenever we pass a mirror or see our reflection in a window. (We don’t need to shout our affirmations out loud, particularly when there are others nearby!) At first, it may be difficult and seem strange or silly, but it will get easier.

Unfortunately, already from Day 2 we are asked to repeat our affirmations at least 100 times a day. (I never managed that.)

We can practise positive self-talk during our mirror work, making only positive statements about ourselves and repeating only positive affirmations.

During this series of exercises, we learn to let go of our past, build our self-esteem, release our inner critic, love our inner child, love our body, heal our pain, feel good, release our anger, overcome our fear, start our day with love, forgive ourselves and those who have hurt us, heal our relationships, live stress free, receive our prosperity, live our attitude of gratitude, teach mirror work to children, and love yourself now. You get the idea.

Louise has devoted her life to love and loving herself/teaching us to love ourselves. She has lived to a ripe old age and I recently saw on the net that she had found a new love in her life now at the age of about 90.

This wonderful, inspiring book is filled with positive, loving affirmations. I have to give it five stars. However, I didn’t find it easy to devote my time to this work and can only give myself two stars. This is my fault, not Louise’s.

Though I haven’t transformed my life with this book because my application to the work has been under par, I feel I have made a start.

Here are a few examples of the affirmations given to us by Louise:

“I am surrounded by love. All is well.
There is no problem so big or so small that it cannot be solved with love.
I forgive myself for not being perfect. I am living the very best way I know how.
It is now safe for me to release all of my childhood traumas and move into love.
I love you. I really, really love you (addressed to oneself).
I love and approve of myself.
I love being me.
Life supports me in every possible way.”

Louise concludes the book with 12 ways you can love yourself now – and always.

1) Stop all criticism.
2) Forgive yourself.
3) Don’t scare yourself.
4) Be gentle and kind and patient.
5) Be kind to your mind.
6) Praise yourself.
7) Support yourself.
8) Be loving to your negatives.
9) Take care of your body.
10) Have fun!
11) Love yourself – do it now.
12) Do your mirror work.