A school principal told this story at a teacher’s conference. A student was brought, again, to her office. He’d a long history of acting out. Inspiration came as she gazed at the youth. Pulling a standing mirror from her closet, she instructed, “Stand before this mirror until you see someone you like.” Then she left the office. Once, she peeked to see the youth’s puzzled frown as he studied his reflection. When she came back later, he had gone­after that his behavior grew more thoughtful and loving and she did not see him again in her office.

It is easy, isn’t it, to describe how unacceptable, unworthy, or “less than” we are? What if, instead, just for the month of March, we let it be enough to be who we are where we are? What if we gazed in the mirror until we liked what we saw and then pulled out a mirror and invited others to do the same?