Happy Monday! Today I want to share with you a little motivation that I am reminding myself today to kick start my week. The only way to succeed is to not worry about what anyone else is doing.
I need to focus my eyes inward and not be overly concerned with what others around me are doing. My journey is my own. The work I put in is mine. Own it. Be proud of it.
I suffer from looking over at my neighbors fence and notice their lush green grass. I get envious. I need to realize if I spent as much time tilling, fertilizing, and tending to my own garden… my grass would be thriving too.
Of course, I am not talking about gardening… but rather life and lusting after what someone else has/does/looks like/etc. We will never find success and happiness if we are busy comparing ourselves to those around us.
Do not compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20. Everyone is on a journey. When we find ourselves comparing our life and our journey to theirs… we must remind our selves that we are on our own journey. They have not traveled in our footsteps. We do not see their struggles only their success.
“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” – Steven Furtick
I am totally guilty of this. I am totally working on this. I am a work in progress. I am learning to be content in all circumstances. It is hard.
Janice says
I’m sure in some ways we all do this – with me it’s with respect to housekeeping skills, not fitness or body image. I absolutely suck at home decor, design, and de-cluttering, due to a lack of time, creativity and willingness to spend money on that stuff. I get so down on myself when I visit another friend’s house and it’s spotless and appears perfect. I consciously have to stop my thought process to remind myself that although the grass always appears greener on the other side, it’s not always as truly perfect as it appears. We are all doing our best every day whether it’s with our activity levels, nutrition, parenting, money management or housekeeping. I’ve been reading the book “30 Days of Gratitude” written by one of my good friends that I used to train with, and in it she advises to write down things that you’re grateful for every night before bed. This has really helped me to see things differently and to stop the comparison cycle. Hugs!
Rachel says
I suffer with the same thing (lack of homemaking skills). My boys have no respect for home decor’ and think INSIDE is their personal wrestling mat. 😉
I will have to check out 30 Days of Gratitude. It seems very similar to One Thousand Gifts 🙂