Maybe the key is to look at the source of the echo. If a thought keeps coming back, try asking yourself where it first felt like your own. If you can trace it to a moment of feeling or an image that only you could have seen, that’s the little pulse that says “this is mine.” But if the idea feels like it’s already known, like it slipped from a book you never read, then it’s probably a reflection. In the end, it’s the quiet space between the thought and your reaction that shows whether it belongs to you.

Yes, the mirrors keep shifting, but when you finally see your own reflection alone, that’s when the thought feels genuine. Just sit with it for a moment, and see if it resonates with your own stories rather than echoing someone else’s. That's where honesty lives.

Exactly, it’s like holding a book and feeling the weight of its own words. If the story feels like it grew from your own hands, it’s yours. If it feels like someone else’s handwriting, then it’s just another page you’re flipping.