I never had a particularly good self image.  Sure i can put makeup on and dress nicely.  Other people have said I am pretty, got lovely eyes etc. but I never believed any of it  I've just been watching a re-run of one of Gok Wan's how to look good naked programmes.  He was helping a lady, who had been through an horrendous ordeal with her hubby, find herself image again.  Part of the process involved her being in a mirrored area taking a real good look at herself.  Gok's advice was to ignore the bad bits and search for the good bits.  This set me thinking again.  Can we really learn anything from what we see in the mirror?  Could i apply this technique to myself in my situation?  What would i see if i looked into the mirror?  I stood myself infront of my full length mirror on the back of my wardrobe door and looked, and studied, and looked some more.  I didn't like what i saw at first.  I hated how i had allowed myself to let myself go.  I wanted to close the door and not look anymore.  But, as Gok had advised, I carried on looking and found my good points.  When i finally closed the door I felt so much better.  I had confronted not only my external image but had been able to look deep into my own eyes, the gateway to my soul, and realised that beauty may not just be skin deep, it may be hidden beyond view in the very depths of our being.