Comparing
Don't do it is what I say.
Don't compare yourself to anyone.
I found myself reading the Sunday newspaper this week and there was an article about this woman who started out a failure as a waitress and other occupations. But she went on to found an arts and lecture series and it has become wildly successful.
I found myself, saying to myself, "now, what have you done? Look at what she's done with her life, she's been able to be a positive influence on so many lives through her work. What have you done with your life."
BUT, comparing myself puts me in a place that isn't good. Right after I read that, I was getting cookies ready that I had baked the night before. I used lemons from my lemon bush and it took hours to make these from scratch. I found a great recipe on the internet at cooks.com. They turned out good too. They were not too sweet and nice and crunchy and I frosted them and then put colorful sugar sprinkles on them. I thought to myself, "I bet she doesn't have time to bake cookies. I bet she's too busy meeting famous people."
BUT, then I went to church with the cookies and it was a service to ordain one of our members into ministry. It was such a touching service. I had a short part because I'm the moderator at our church. And so many people from her family were there and had come across the country to be there with her. I met her Mom who was the sweetest person you would want to meet. And she had friends from the seminary speak and they talked eloquently about challenges she would face to do the right thing even when the going got tough. I was inspired. And they had music, nice old church hymns, like "I'll fly away," and "I saw the light," and when I left to go home so that I could call my Mom at the right time for her, it felt so good to be in that room full of people who were sharing something so special.
Then I forgot about the founder of the arts and lecture series.
It just felt good to be with the friends that I know, doing the things I enjoy the best way I can know to do them.
Don't compare yourself to anyone.
I found myself reading the Sunday newspaper this week and there was an article about this woman who started out a failure as a waitress and other occupations. But she went on to found an arts and lecture series and it has become wildly successful.
I found myself, saying to myself, "now, what have you done? Look at what she's done with her life, she's been able to be a positive influence on so many lives through her work. What have you done with your life."
BUT, comparing myself puts me in a place that isn't good. Right after I read that, I was getting cookies ready that I had baked the night before. I used lemons from my lemon bush and it took hours to make these from scratch. I found a great recipe on the internet at cooks.com. They turned out good too. They were not too sweet and nice and crunchy and I frosted them and then put colorful sugar sprinkles on them. I thought to myself, "I bet she doesn't have time to bake cookies. I bet she's too busy meeting famous people."
BUT, then I went to church with the cookies and it was a service to ordain one of our members into ministry. It was such a touching service. I had a short part because I'm the moderator at our church. And so many people from her family were there and had come across the country to be there with her. I met her Mom who was the sweetest person you would want to meet. And she had friends from the seminary speak and they talked eloquently about challenges she would face to do the right thing even when the going got tough. I was inspired. And they had music, nice old church hymns, like "I'll fly away," and "I saw the light," and when I left to go home so that I could call my Mom at the right time for her, it felt so good to be in that room full of people who were sharing something so special.
Then I forgot about the founder of the arts and lecture series.
It just felt good to be with the friends that I know, doing the things I enjoy the best way I can know to do them.
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