The Grass isn’t Greener on the Other Side
It only appears to be greener. Your grass is already lush and full of
vibrant color. You’re just not seeing it. What it really comes down to is
perception and the underlying cause of that is comparison.
When you start comparing yourself to others your mind
can play some real nifty tricks on you.
It puts thoughts in your head about other people’s material possessions,
education and career choices compared to you.
Soon little things that you probably never gave much thought to start to
creep into your mind and it becomes almost like a disease. With each comparison your emotions begin to
rise with feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness where it didn’t exist before,
all because you compared yourself to someone else.
The sad part is you did it to yourself. Comparing yourself to others is like
comparing different varieties of apples.
You can eat all of them but some are better for different reasons. There are apples that are better for pies,
baking and canning while others are straight up good to eat fresh. But even within that category people have
different tastes. Red Delicious apples are good to eat fresh as well as Fuju
but the Fuju variety is a bit sweeter.
It’s all a matter of taste.
You are like a variety of apple. You have your own unique flavor that people
like for varying reason and they like you just the way you are. Even though there are other people out there
with some of the same skill sets, you bring your own unique flavor to the mix. Try
to remember that next time you find yourself comparing yourself to someone
else. Besides, if everyone were the same then some people aren’t needed. You’re
an original, stay that way.
“You were born an
original. Don’t die a copy” ~ John Mason
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