The I AM Teacher, from the 1111 message board
...Your failures in life are not my concern, only your recovery from them. Your triumphs in life are not my concern — only the humility by which you hold those accolades. Your reactions to the outer world have no real value — only the wisdom gleaned from the uselessness of reacting. Only the inner world provides the building blocks for your growth — I AM the inner world. The outer world can give you nothing that adds weight to your soul — the outer world is only a reflection of your inner world.
If your inner world is dark and confused, chaos will be the reflection in the outer world. If Truth, Beauty, and Goodness become the virtues of the inner world, then Peace, Love, and Understanding will be the reflection in the outer world. Look first through the inner eye, then “see” the reflection of your inner world through and into the outer world. When you look first to the outer world, you only see the reflections others have created in their inner world, consciously or unconsciously, be it confused or virtuous, for I AM in all. Therefore, the greatest among you are those that inspire others to look inward — to see a reflection of I AM.
Come to me, Dear One — to your inner world — I have a gift for you.
I AM that you are.
https://www.board.1111angels.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=207362#p207362While it is true that much of our inner life is reflected in outer circumstances; It is also true that those who reacted to outer circumstances with love despite not being able to manifest all their ideals in there life, they became the torch carried on to change their outer circumstances in generations to come. A Martin Luther King Jr. A Mahatma Gandhi. A Jesus Christ. A Robert Kennedy.
An interesting thought occurred to me though... perhaps their outer experiences do reflect their inner realities.... just not on this material world.