we are all reflections of all that is outside of us.
I'd say whatever is outside us is a reflection of ourselves.

That just goes to show you the amount of control we have. We are so controlled, that we are literally told what to feel. Or at least, influenced to feel a certain way. I'll give you an example. Listen to a speech by your favorite president. Something really moving and patriotic. Don't really analyze anything, just listen to it. If you really listen, you might feel emotion build up. That emotion clouds judgment and thus leads to control. Now, watching television, reading a newspaper, seeing the fear and violence that we are drenched in, is it no surprise that we are the way we are? Our outer environment is a reflection of our inner environment.

nothing truly changes in a state of constant change
I agree.