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Learning to Love the One in the Mirror

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My Daily Musings-March 19th, 2026

Loving others as ourselves sounds simple, but it quietly asks something deeper: Do we truly love ourselves the way God loves us?

For a long time, I’ve been trying to learn what that kind of love looks like. It isn’t ignoring our weaknesses or pretending we don’t see the things we wish we could change. It’s choosing to see ourselves the way our Heavenly Father sees us—through eyes of patience, compassion, and unwavering love.

When He looks at us, He doesn’t focus on our flaws. He sees who we are, and who we are becoming. He loves us as we are, while gently inviting us to grow into something more.

What would change if, instead of criticizing ourselves, we looked in the mirror and simply smiled?
What if we remembered, in that moment, that we are a beloved son or daughter of God?

There is something healing in that truth.

As we learn to accept His love for us, it becomes easier to extend that same love outward. Maybe loving others more fully begins here—with seeing ourselves the way He does.

Scars That Tell His Story

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Image of my happy dog, Coco taken by me

Backstory:
I have been thinking lately about scars. Since my dog was attacked and hurt a couple weeks ago, I thought about her scars. She is young and healthy so her physical scars have healed nicely from that attack. But I wish I could ask her about her emotional scars from that experience. I wasn’t hurt physically from that experience like she was, but I have had my emotional scars I have had to get past. I am doing much better emotionally from it than I was a couple weeks ago or even a week ago. I also have physical scars from different experiences in my life as well as many emotional scars. I’m sure we all have many emotional scars because we all have trials we have to get through in this life. Sometimes emotional scars never fully heal and will always be with us. But with the help of our Savior, Jesus Christ we can heal from all of our scars. Some scars might not fully heal until after this life. But we can know that because of Him, they will eventually heal.

Scars That Tell His Story

We all have trials and struggles that we have to go through in this life,
We have a choice how we let those things impact us and how we want to live our life.
We can let them totally depress us and be constantly in emotional strife,
Yes, many trials are so hard that it feels like our heart is being cut in two with a knife.

As we go through these tough times, sometimes they leave us with an emotional scar or two,
We have to decide how we navigate those scars with our limited mortal view.
Physical scars fade over time but emotional scars seem more long lasting and they are harder to get through,
One thing I know for sure is that we are not meant to be alone and this is definitely true.

There is one named Jesus who has felt everything we have and who can help us heal,
He suffered and died for us so that He can know how we feel.
He has his own scars as a reminder to us that He is the real deal,
And to feel His loving arms around us all we need to do is kneel.

I have wondered for a while, “ why after Jesus was resurrected, did He still have physical scars on Him?”
I think so that we would know and remember what He did for us and so our lives wouldn’t seem so grim.
When we feel like our emotional scars are too much to bear and our light seems dim,
His scars are marks of His love for us and that there is always hope in Him.

Our emotional scars can also teach us lessons,
They can help us be more empathetic for others and help them answer their questions.
Our scars probably won’t feel comfortable at times and they might increase our tensions,
But overcoming those things can help us be strong so we can have on our spiritual weapons.

The Takeaway: We all have trials in this life. With Jesus we can heal from our emotional scars. He suffered for us, so that He would know how to help us heal. We need only call upon Him to feel better. With Jesus by our side, we can recover from any scars.

I Will Heal Your Wounds

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Backstory:
I saw this scripture verse on Pinterest and knew I had to read it and research more about the meaning behind it. It’s from Jeremiah 30:17 and it reads, “I will restore health to you and heal your wounds, declares the Lord.” This promise came at a time when the people of Israel and Judah were in a state of suffering and exile, and were seen as an outcast nation. So this promise was very reassuring for them and can be applied to our lives today as well.

I Will Heal Your Wounds

We sometimes have wounds on our physical body
And feeling such pain we feel sorry.
We go through hard times on this earth
And we have wounds on our hearts that hurt.

We might feel alone in our struggle to make it through another day,
And our hearts feel so wounded and bruised that it is hard to say.
We all feel this way from time to time
And feeling like that definitely isn’t a crime.

We just need to remember that we are never alone
And we never need to feel like we are on our own.
We have a Loving Father in Heaven
And His love for us we never need to question.

He sent His Beloved Son to the earth
To help us discover our divine worth.
They can both help us heal from the many wounds of our hearts
And their love for us is so beautiful, it’s like a work of art.

We need to have faith that because of their love 
We can be healed and feel their warmth like a glove.
Any brokenness can be healed
And we can feel wholeness in our hearts like a shield.

The Takeaway: We all have struggles and trials in this earthly existence. We may feel broken and alone at times. We just need to have faith that we are never alone. Our Loving Heavenly Father is always there for us. He loves us so much that He gave us His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ to help us heal from the many wounds we may feel on the inside.

A Cool Touch on a Burning Heart

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Backstory:
Over a week ago, I burned my hand. It hurt really bad even though I soaked it in cold water for a while. I went to a doctor and he prescribed me some burn cream that I put on my burns a couple times a day. It healed my hand in a couple days and it was back to normal in less than a week. This experience made me think that our Heavenly Father could be the doctor who can prescribe us something to heal our burns or our heartaches. Then our Savior, Jesus Christ could be the healing cream that we can put on our heartaches to help us heal. 

A Cool Touch on a Burning Heart

Sometimes things happen that are out of our control,
We have hard times as we go through our daily stroll,
Those times can on our fragile heart take a big toll,
We could wonder if we will ever feel whole.

Some days we feel like our heartaches cause our hearts to burn,
 We wonder what we could possibly learn,
Our hearts are so burned and broken that for a break we so desperately yearn,
Those hard days are when our loving Father above will be for us the most concerned.

He loves us so much and will never leave us,
Even on those hard days when we just want to make a fuss,
We can go to Him in prayer and our problems with Him we can discuss,
We can know that He will always be there and this is always a plus.

Our Father sent His Son as our healing cream,
Even when we feel weak, He will always be on our team,
Even on days when we feel like all we can do is scream,
He will help our burns heal and can help us reach our dream.

So, when you have days when your heart is burned or broken,
Always remember that the door to our Father and His Son is always open,
They will be there to help us heal even when our words are unspoken,
They know what is in our heart and will help us heal because we are chosen.

The Takeaway: We all have hard times when we feel like our hearts are burned or broken. We can’t imagine that our hearts will ever heal. We need to remember that we are never alone. Our loving Heavenly Father is there for us. He loves us so much that He sent His Son to heal our brokenness and help us heal from our heartaches and sorrows.