I have so many good things, the best things, in life. Even so, there will always be the temptation to covet something of someone else’s. That car or that house or that Europe trip or a baby by that age. When this sneaks in, I remember that we almost never have the full story, and […]
Be present. Give it your all. Love unconditionally. Serve wholeheartedly. These are the things God has been telling me lately about the season I find myself in. On the uneventful, mundane days, and the busy, stressful ones, He’s there for me. And with me. Cheering me on in my own story. Michelle Myers–one of the […]
I have a confession: it can be really hard for me to celebrate other women in my life when I feel insecure, threatened, or jealous. But when I surrender my pride and selfishness, it is easier to make a sincere choice to cheer those women on, and genuinely want the best for them. It’s like strengthening the celebration muscle. The muscle […]
I first heard of Lindsay Letters from one of my all-time girl crushes, Shauna Niequist, on instagram years ago. (When Shauna promotes someone, or something, I’m all ears.) I started following Lindsay and immediately became a fan. Then in 2014, I heard Lindsay speak at the Influence Conference, and I was so impressed by her authenticity […]
My mom has always wanted me to love and accept myself. She wanted the best for me, and always will. All moms want the best for their children. All parents do. I can’t imagine what it must be like to watch your daughter grow up, and feel helpless at times when it seems like comparison […]
Hayley Morgan cheers other women on in their passions and dreams. Her confidence and creativity are quintessentially contagious to women in all walks of life. How does she overcome the comparison trap? I try to keep my eyes on my own lane. Just like driving, if you take your eyes off the road for too long […]
“The life you are meant to find will wring your heart to the point of breaking, then douse you buckets of joy when you’re not looking.” –Linford Detwiller Has your heart ever been wrung to the point of breaking? I know mine has. There have been times I have wanted to give up and give […]
Comparison and envy will eventually lead to competition. And competition will eventually lead to loneliness, because if we look for it and follow it, competition will never go away.
Let’s stop comparing and start living life, just as we are, with what we have. And believe that we are enough. That our very life is beautiful.
Something I have been working on for quite some time is letting go of comparison. Comparing myself to people I know in person, people I know on social media, and people I don’t even know. These five ways I aim to avoid the comparison trap have given me freedom–freedom from what and who I think I’m supposed to be, freedom from feeling like a failure, and freedom from the lie that I am not enough.
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