The people in our lives present mirrors for us of parts of ourselves. There is no one you encounter in the course of a day that does not resonate with you at some level - like it or not.

Today it will be helpful to be very aware of that as it can give you clarity into who it is that you really want to be.

Should you encounter someone who either challenges you in some way or makes your day unpleasant, ask yourself how you need to change and in what way in order that your response to such events actually renders the events as different experiences altogether.

An example: a man I know has had, in the past, a tendency to sound condescending when pointing out things to me. Last week he did it again but last week - although I recognized the behavior - it felt totally different. I saw the smile on his face. I'd never seen that before. He was joking with me. I hadn't seen that before and yet, when I re-thought what had just happened - I could feel that what had just happened, from his side of the event, was in no way different than anything he had ever done before. I was different...so my response was different.

Change. It's a beautiful thing.