Self reflection is the mark of a true adult and one who is growing in spirit. To reflect is to observe how you are affecting others. For example, you may be unhappy with how someone treats you. In reflection you look at the effect you are having on the other person -- your words, your tone of voice, your body language. How do you feel about this person? If there is anything negative you can be sure it is showing up somewhere, obvious or not, in words, tone, and body.
In spiritual intelligence you look at your opinion and your effect. Ask Spirit/God/Universal Mind to be able to see this person as Spirit, et. al. would. In other words, stop looking at this person through the eyes of your ego, and see them as Spirit would. This means that you let go of all judgment. It means that you recognize that Spirit/God is in everyone, and so you see God in each person.
How would that vision change how you would think of someone? How would that vision change how you feel about someone? How would it change how you behave toward them? Can you see yourself then with the same eyes? What you see in others is a reflection of what you see in yourself.
William Frank Diedrich Author of The Road Home,
at http://intelligentspirit.com
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