living in comparison

One of my biggest struggles is the habit of comparing myself to other people. Looks. Lifestyle. Social media. A lot of other things. I think overall, I am confident and march to the beat of my own drum. I am not afraid to be me. But every now and then, I get into this cycle of comparing myself to everyone around me and second guess how I am 'supposed' to be living. I second guess my own, individual purpose.

Comparing ourselves can only harm us. It can only lead us down a destructive path and nothing we do can get us to being exactly like another person. We ARE NOT that person for a reason. God made me 'ME.' Exactly how I am.

I recently read the book '101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think' by Brianna Wiest. These are a few things I came to know after reading it...

- Do not feel you are only as attractive as you are more attractive than someone else or the most attractive person in the room.

- Shoot to feel connected to people rather than superior to them.

- Many of our immediate responses to someone who is successful, confident, or what we 'aim to be' is to pick out their faults rather than express our admiration.

Every single person is different. And everyone has a different purpose...it doesn't always have to be a big leap, big job, or big city. Sometimes our purpose is to just enjoy. I think that is my purpose...to enjoy. Enjoy life and help others enjoy theirs.

Other people's purposes are not worse or better than yours. Comparing ourselves to one another is so pointless because in God's eyes, the one who literally CREATED us, we are all equal, valuable, beautiful, and so special. The only real comparing that should be done is the comparing of who we are right now to who we want to be tomorrow. Are we creating habits today that will help us get to where we wanna be? Are those habits actually holding us back?

Let your guard down. Let's LEARN to love each other a little more for who we are in our own special ways. And let's UN-LEARN comparing ourselves to one another. It holds us back from growing into our whole selves. Time to lift others us up and just enjoy life!

Always,

Sara