drilling through mountains

Comparison Revelation

There’s a compelling quote attributed to Teddy Roosevelt.

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”

I’d like to offer what I believe to be a more helpful statement.

“Unhealthy comparison is the thief of contentment.”

If you were to compare an aspect of your life to

someone else’s, and in turn, you make strides to

emulate a healthy behavior or perspective, I’m all for it.

When comparison pushes you to entertain

thoughts of superiority or inferiority directed at

another person or yourself, that’s the danger zone.

For me, I began to understand this between 10th and 11th grade

I was going to stop being so obsessed with trying to be

a second-rate version of everybody else.

And I was going to start, moment by moment,

being a version of myself that I was proud of.

Most of all, a version of myself that earned the admiration

of people in my life that mattered.

It didn't happen overnight…