J A C O B L I S H E N

Crazy how foggy life can get. We unknowingly spend our days just existing, quietly ruminating more often than not. Living in a world we’re creating for ourselves without realizing we’re the architect; growing numb to the routine and habit’s we become trapped in. In the moment, we turn to the mirror only to see it foggy. With our reflection hidden behind the steam of our everyday lives and our influences, we struggle to see who we’ve become. The fog clouds us, and makes it easy to misinterpret the figure in the mirror, or even unable to see him at all. So we continue, living as a blurry version of ourselves, not truly growing because we don’t even see who we’re becoming. It’s not until our world cools off, the mirror cracks, and the steam fades away, that we begin to see that the answer all along was looking right back at us the whole time.

If life’s taught me anything lately it’s that we need to take a hard look at ourselves and our actions every day. The mirror never lies if we’re willing to take control. Sometimes it just takes the effort to wipe away the fog, even if it’s hard. Reflection is part of life, painful and beautiful but requiring action, while we still have something left to build on. So make a point to grow. Frustration and awkwardness take 10 minutes to battle, regret can take 10 years.

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