I compare all the time...and I don't mean prices at the grocery store (I hate couponing...sure, it could save me money, but MAN, with my brain, it would never work). Hair, singing, houses, parenting, toenails (mine need to be painted in a bad way)...I do it all! I'm guilty!
How do I feel when I compare myself to others? I feel crappy. It never turns out the way I want it to. I start out gloating and end up with my face in the mud. I should be satisfied with my life and where I am at. AND I AM! That's the worst part! I AM satisfied with my life and where I am at. But I guess part of me thinks I can do better.
Can I do better? YES. I can be a better parent, friend, sister, wife, etc. I can be better at singing and taking care of my house (and painting my toenails???). To compare (as defined by dictionary.com) is to examine two or more objects to note similarities and differences. Challenging yourself to do better and to be better is WAY different that finding differences between yourself and another person (etc, etc, etc).
The difference is all we see and more often than not, it takes the wind out of our sales. So yes, comparison is the thief of joy. It takes away our happiness and replaces it with sad/mad/bad thoughts.
Do YOU want to be a victim of comparison? Act now and seek joy instead of complacency!
1 comment:
this quote is in my kitchen. because i need to stare at it ... ALL. THE. TIME.
also ... i've decided we need to live next to each other. or something. because y'all are too rad. and you like laundry and i hate it. perfect team .... i'm sure there's some household chore that you loathe that i could do and i could give you all my laundry.
plus, your hair is precisely the color blue i want MORE OF in my house.
that is all.
:)
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