Growing up, I struggled with comparison. And , if I am not aware, my mind still gets in that trap today.

Look at him, he has everything he ever wanted. 

Look at her, she has the job I want, 

He’s reached a place in his career that I would kill for. 

They have the car I would love to have.

Man I wish I had their life, they just seem so successful and peaceful. 

We’ve all been there, right?

We see other people’s lives through rose-colored glasses, and if we are not careful, it breeds jealousy and tells us every place we are not measuring up.

Each one of us has been set on a path unique to us. We all have things pre – made within us that only we carry. I love this quote:

This quote use to irritate me .

Why do people keep telling me to be…

Try to see yourself the way your best and wisest friends see you. When you meet with failure, your best and wisest friends may be concerned, but the beauty of who you are doesn’t shine any less brightly in their eyes. And when you meet with success, your best and wisest friends may be happy for you, but the beauty of who you are doesn’t shine any more brightly in their eyes. They love you for who you are, not what you have managed to accomplish. And so should you. One of the Buddha’s disciples once asked, “Is it true that admirable friendship is half of the holy life?” The Buddha said, “Don’t say that. Admirable friendship is the whole of the holy life.” And that is because it is only ever in the mirror of our friends that we see our situation clearly — namely, that there really isn’t…