“Comparison is the thief of joy” – Theodore Roosevelt
I have witnessed this first hand in my life and the lives of
my friends. There will always be someone
prettier, more talented, wealthier, in better shape, and with more potential. The problem with comparison is we simplify
ourselves into one attribute at a time and compare that single attribute to
other people. Through a difficult summer
for myself and some of my friends I’m coming more to terms with the idea that
we are all a unique and vast combination of attributes. I have gifts and I have flaws, and so do the
people I love. All these things have
taken shape and grown overtime into the fabric of who I am.
I fear I will struggle with comparison for the rest of my
life but I do keep trying to strive to appreciate the gifts and talents in
others and to get better about seeing those things in myself as well. I want to appreciate the little things more
and feel content in the present moment more often.
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