As a person who subscribes to the many 'self-help' gurus out there and the eternal quest for an enlightened soul, I have read in the past that every single person that we meet was designed by the universe for us to gain some greater wisdom, and to possibly even see some insight into our own selves. By seeing the qualities and attributes in another person, both desirable and undesirable, we could see ourselves better in a different light. Perhaps by using the light that we shine on others to see their imperfections, if shone back onto ourselves, would in some way reveal things that we haven't seen before, or haven't wanted to see. This exercise would be almost like looking into a mirror.
With that in mind, I wanted to challenge myself to a 30-day exam. This exam would be an opportunity for me to see things about myself through the people that I meet and document it. It's not about always finding the bad or the unpleasant, but rather try and see myself exactly as I am, or at least how I appear to others. So for the next 30 days I will share my experiences about one person each day that I meet that reveals something about myself that I either haven't seen or have been unwilling to see both good and maybe not so good. Working on things that we don't like about ourselves can be unpleasant, but sometimes the only way through is to simply face it head on.
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