[What did I learn today? Lessons on the Journey to Unconditional Self Love] Comparison is a joy stealer

Comparison is crazy-making. It stamps on potential and truth and all the
good things you might already have going for you if you weren't so busy
shadow-boxing with the people who you think have it better. Danielle La
Porte

My grandma always told me that I must compete with no one but who I see in
the mirror and compare myself to that person as well.

Truth be told I do not have a competitive bone in my body, put me in a race
to prove it and please don't bet on me! I developed the whole compare vibe
at University, I wanted to be like the students who had cars, who were
popular who were hanging out with the who's who! I quickly learnt that it
wasn't my game to play. Comparison left me feeling always wanting! And so
it seems like over the last few weeks I started reliving my University
experience by comparing myself and guess what the "always wanting" feeling
came screaming to me!

Comparison is a big waste of time and energy, you can only be you so do you
to the best

Comparison is a slippery slope to envy and for the most part, envy wastes
energy that could be put towards getting what you want or optimizing what
you have. It's a trap. I used to envygirls who went to the prestige schools
and my friends with rich parents. "Poor me...no leg-up, born into an average
family, gotta be self-made..." Yack. Whatta waste of mind space - space that
could be filled with creativity and ingenuity.

Do you and do it well

Peace

-- Posted By Blogger to What did I learn today? Lessons on the Journey to
Unconditional Self Love on 5/04/2016 04:00:00 pm