The Mirror’s Old Contract

Metaphorical Narrative

You glance in the mirror and a voice sneaks in:
“Not enough.”
The mirror becomes a contract you never signed, yet feel bound to honor.
But contracts can expire.

Core Insight

This is old contract vs. identity anchor.
The voice is schema residue, not truth.

Let’s apply the Tag Rule:

No meaning for 24 hours, expiry in 30 days.
Neurocircuitry shifts — hippocampal reconsolidation cuts the contract’s renewal.
You return to anchor: “I am, as I am.”

Saturday Experiment

Next mirror critique, whisper: “Contract expired.”
Hold gaze one more second, then walk away.

Sunday Reflection

What proof did the person find that the old contract dissolved?
Did identity anchor return in its place?