when you look at the mirror.. what do you see?

@chiyosan (30184)
Philippines
March 26, 2011 7:55pm CST
Do you often see thhe negative side of you.. do you consider yourself ugly... and unfit and not loved? or when you look at the mirror... do you see a perfect being, beautiful and loved? Me.. i think there are times especially when i am not feeling good about my self, i feel unloved and ugly.. but then whenever i think of the good things in my life... i feel i am happy... i am on the right track.. and that i have my family with me and they love me... =)
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12 responses
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
6 Jun 11
Hi. chiyosan. I see a woman that loves herself and others very much. I see a woman that is a strong mother, wife, sister, aunt, daughter, granddaughter, grandniece and many more roles that I play in my life. Even when I am not dressed up, I will see a woman that still looks very pretty and defined.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
hi cream! that is wonderful. I would really have loved to say that to myself and actually see it when i look at the mirror. Thank you for your response, have a great day!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
30 Mar 11
I have often been perplexed by the question of who i see in the mirror when i look into it. do i really seem myself as others see me or am i more critical of what i see in myself? My answer can change from day to day.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
Oh that is true, sometimes we see ourselves as "this" and then others without our knowledge see us differently. And yes, that is like what is happening, depending on how we are feeling at the time we see ourselves in the mirror, we would have seen different images of ourselves too. =)
@Archie0 (5636)
29 Mar 11
Its hurting to find oneself ugly, or loser or sad. I do feel this sometime but i feel as if i am doing injustice towards myself or for my soul. Its not good.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
hi archie, its not good to always feel bad about yourself. I would say that you do need to somehow appreciate yourself as well. know that you are okay, that you are doing great, and you will get out of the trouble or the sorrow that you are feeling. thank you for your response, have a great day!
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
28 Mar 11
Hi Chitosan!. I think when I see mirror this morning I see new acne in my forehead . I never consider my self ugly, what I can see is my self physically, well I feel ugly when my eyes were big after crying. I think if I wanna know if I know loved its will show in how they look at me, smile and the way they treated me. I don't need mirror to tell me, I just know.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
hi nangisha... =) thank you, i rreally appreciate your response that you have replied to the discussion. we all have reflections whether we see ourselves in the mirror or not, and yes it depends upon us.
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
27 Mar 11
In the mirror I see nothing but myself. Ugly or not it is, I try to accept me as I am.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
Hi alberello, that is what matters, is that we have accepted ourselves and are happy with what we are - improve once in a while as needed. =) thank you for your response, have a great day!
30 Mar 11
I see the ugly side of me. Everyone of us sometimes look in the mirror and say to themselves that they area ugly and sometimes beautiful. But in fact, we are what we are. No matter what dress we wear and make up we put on. we dont change. Its our brain that keep thinking the other way.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
hi deadfieldy, i agree, that is so true. we are what we are, no matter what we see, that is already us, that is what we are made of. thank you for your response, have a great day!
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
27 Mar 11
I see a 68 year old woman with wrinles, bags under the eyes, gray in the hair, a slightly twisted bottom lip left over from a stroke & carotid surgery but i'm very thanful i can still see this old woman.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
24 Feb 13
i would say that the old lady looking back at yah is happy and fulfilled. :D Have a wonderful day and have fun! Life indeed is great no matter how old we are, wherever we are. :D
@dhysanne (449)
• Philippines
27 Mar 11
I just don't look at the mirror to see my physical appearance, check out some pimples and see if my hair needs a makeover. I talk to myself, how am I doing right now. Just like you, I sometimes feel unpretty even if look alright in the mirror, I sometimes see my aura not okay. I just think of better things and all the blessings that I have. Maybe the purpose of the mirror is to keep us see ourselves to think what is good and what is not about us. So we could change it.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
24 Feb 13
Hi there dhysanne, thank you for sharing. i often do see and feel that too whenever i look at the mirror, i would notice that sometimes i do not look okay. must be something that i need to fix within me. :D most of the time though the one i see in the mirror tells me i need to press on, and i do need to always move forward. :D
@obe212003 (2299)
• Philippines
27 Mar 11
rarely in a day do i look myself in the mirror. when i do, i see a reflection of a man far different than i used to see, lol! i mean the physical features of my face, the changes as one grows old, but i realize just by looking at myself, i learn to talk to myself..as if i see my conscience and i talk back to the reflection of myself, telling myself of things to be accomplished for the day..
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
hi there obe, usually it is what we want to do, what things needs to be done is what we think of when we are in front of the mirror. I rarely see myself in the mirror too, we only have but one mirror at home and its in the room of my brother. haha so i guess when i see myself at home i would usually just tell my reflection that i need to do "this" and "that" etc.
@a98231 (238)
• India
27 Mar 11
No matters what happens our families will always be beside us guys!! :) I rally dont think anyone in the world looks ugly O.O 'cause it never depends on the physical attractiveness,it depends on who we are from inside that results in other people loving or hating us...so guys always be confident and think your tom cruise or angelina jolie imfao!!
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
24 Feb 13
thank you for your response. =) I'd say you were such a positive person. We are all beautiful indeed, often we just need to look deep within ourselves to see and appreciate ourselves, look beyond the obvious, the physical aspects we see right away.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
27 Mar 11
hi there, the first things i see when i look at the mirror are my pimples and the scars LOL but seriously, i see a stressed and problematic girl, an unloved girl from the family but very much loved by my boyfriend. i just wanna get things done soon so i can be happy again. i have just been stressed because of my papers and exams and all the family problems. oh and another thing is i see a very skinny girl and no matter how much i eat i still don't gain weight
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
oh cherish! i would love to have that problem, that no matter how i eat i would not gain a single pound! that is such a wonderful problem and anyone would love to have that he he thank you for your response, have a great day!
@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
27 Mar 11
A refection! On the serious side. I would not say I'm ugly but I'm not beautiful either. I'm content with how I look. I do wish I could lose weight and keep it off. The hard part is keeping it off. My husband loves me the way I am. That makes me happy. He's my rock. Best Wishes!
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
26 Feb 13
Hi there! usually when i look at myself too, i would tell myself that i do need to lose a pound or two. he he But that is wonderful, you have a great husband that loves you and adores you. thank you for your response, have a great day!