My dear friend, Judi Moreo, says it perfectly in her book “You are More Than Enough!” Let those words resonate within your heart. The thoughts we think can either help us become a more refined portrait and masterpiece or something that we scrap and set off to the side because we find it isn’t quite good enough. The one who dares to dream dares to love again dares to stand in the arena of life and fight to make a mark the one who has so much to offer to the world by being in it. We look in the mirror often and don’t recognize the unbelievable person staring back at us. We let them talk us out of fulfilling our dreams and go back to playing it safe. We listen to the naysayers in our lives that tell us it’s impossible to do what we’re daring. We can easily self-sabotage an amazing idea we have by simply talking ourselves out of all the reasons why we’re not qualified. We sadly even make assumptions about ourselves. How many times have we met someone and instantly made a quick judgment or assumption only to find out after spending more time with them, they were amazing human beings? We could see ourselves becoming good friends with them. How sometimes our perception of people, places and things can be so far from reality. I wasn’t disappointed… just caught off guard because of an assumption I had made.ĭays later, as I sat writing in my travel journal, I began thinking about how often our thoughts can get distorted in life just like in the Hall of Mirrors. It was totally different than what I expected. When I was actually standing in front of the Masterpiece painting, I was able to see her true appearance. Who knew, right? All these years I had in my head what I thought the Mona Lisa would look like. Instead, I found it to be a much smaller size. I expected to see a much larger painting of her portrait. It was finally my turn! Sure enough, I was in utter shock as I stood there and gazed at the actual size of the Mona Lisa. I noticed the picture seemed to get smaller and smaller as I got closer. Then I made my way closer to the front of the line. As I approached the room she resides in, it was over-flowing with people who also wanted to gaze upon this masterpiece. No more just looking at her in a history book. Next, I was off to the Louvre and check off seeing the Mona Lisa first-hand. It was all so glorious, and I ran around Versailles like a little kid in a candy shop! I even fell in love with the sound my shoes made on the gravel as I walked along. Every detail was taken into consideration… the views, the placement of trees, the fountains and what they each represented. Everywhere I turned to look was breathtaking. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and couldn’t help but make at least one funny face while looking in the mirror.Īs I walked slowly around the beautiful palace gardens, I imagined the conversations that must have taken place as the King and Queen strolled along. The mirrors were made with such an old technique they didn’t allow me to fully capture my reflection. As I gazed at my reflection, I quickly noticed it was distorted somewhat like the mirrors of a fun house. Every aspect of the tour I took was glorious. I also wanted to stroll through the gardens and pretend I was a part of Marie Antoinette’s Royal Court.īoth of those wishes I was able to fulfill. I was chomping at the bit to start checking things off my bucket list! I wanted to walk through the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles. I had dreamed for so long of going there. As fate would have it, I finally found myself standing on French soil. Family and friends would often give me gifts that had little pictures and sayings about Paris. Through the years, I cut out pictures of the Eiffel Tower and displayed them on my dream board. One specific dream I’ve carried in my heart for many years was to travel to Paris.
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