Voices from the Mirror: What My Reflection Has Been Trying to Say

Dr. Wil Rodriguez
Jun 19
2 min read

By Dr. Wil Rodriguez

The Mirror Never Lies

We all have a mirror.

Somewhere in our bedroom, our bathroom, our lives — a mirror silently waiting to be noticed. But it’s not the glass we avoid… it’s the voice behind it.

Most days, we stand before it to judge, correct, adjust — rarely to listen. Because listening to the mirror means confronting the truth. And sometimes, the truth stings more than silence.

But what if your reflection has been trying to speak all along?

What You See Isn’t Always What’s There

We’ve been conditioned to look for flaws. A wrinkle here. A scar there. We scan our faces not with wonder, but with worry. We’ve learned to wear ourselves like costumes — smiles stitched from expectations, posture built from survival.

And in doing so, we’ve ignored the whispers just beneath the surface:

“Why are you hiding me?”
“Who taught you I wasn’t enough?”
“When did you stop looking into me and start looking away?”

The mirror knows what we try to forget.

Messages in the Silence

That reflection isn’t judging you. It’s pleading with you.

It remembers who you were before the apologies. Before the bending and shrinking and pleasing. Before you traded your voice for validation.

The mirror says:

“I’m tired of pretending.”
“I miss who we used to be.”
“Please stop explaining yourself to people who never understood you.”
“Why do you apologize for being real?”

When we avoid eye contact with our own soul, we call it self-care. But what we’re really doing… is abandoning ourselves all over again.

A Sacred Ally in Disguise

What if the mirror wasn’t your enemy, but your spiritual ally?

What if, instead of fearing it, you faced it — not to fix something, but to reclaim someone?

The mirror is not a punishment. It’s a checkpoint. It doesn’t ask for perfection — only honesty. It offers a chance to say, “Here I am, no filter, no performance, just truth.”

And in truth, there is healing.

Learning to Listen Again

Here’s how we begin to hear what’s always been speaking:

Stand still. Don’t look at yourself, look into yourself. What’s there?
Speak aloud. Use affirmations that resonate with your truth, not with toxic positivity.
Ask questions. “What am I not saying?” “What part of me is hiding?”
Talk to your inner child. Tell them what they never got to hear. Let the mirror be your witness.
Forgive. Not for being broken. But for staying broken just to make others comfortable.