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“Your
life is what you make it.” ~
Nana Messler
Good
Morning!
I had an
interesting conversation
with a girlfriend one day. She was
telling me about this woman who “has it all.”
My friend perceives this woman as having the perfect and caring
husband;
beautiful, talented, and respectful children; a well-kept and beautiful
hoel
and the woman herself is beautiful with a great attitude. The
description concluded with an exclamation
like: “I just hate her!” (said tongue-in-cheek).
I
started laughing. She
asked me what was so funny. I
posed this question, “If this woman had an
awful husband, ugly children, a shack, and a bad attitude – would that
make
YOUR life better?”
She asked me what
that had to do
with anything. I proceeded to ask her
why she was spending so much time analyzing this woman’s life.
What possible purpose did it serve? She explained that is
this woman could “have
it all” then certainly she could as well.
“But what if this woman didn’t
have it all?” I pressed on. “What that mean that
you couldn’t have it
all?”
Whether this
woman owned a llama
farm, was an attorney, First Lady, or the first female president of the
United
States has no bearing on my friend’s life.
Each moment she spent looking at this woman and comparing their lives
was taking her focus off where it need to be – her own life. Whatever this
woman’s life looks like is completely irrelevant to all of us.
It doesn’t change our own life one iota. The only thing that
can change our lives is us.
As Nana’s quote states, “Your life is what you make it” – not what
others make it.
Your
Turn: We rarely compare ourselves to
those who have
less than we do to increase our self-esteem, but women often compare
themselves
to those who have more, and so undermine their own esteem.
Today, embrace the concept of looking at your
own life, instead of the lives of others.
Don’t be distracted with the destructive thinking found in comparing
yourself to another person – remember, you can never truly walk in his
or her
shoes.
Today’s
Affirmation: Today, I only compare myself to
the “me” I
was yesterday.
And
as always, don't forget to
start your day with a heartfelt: "Something great is
going to
happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"
And when ending
your day ask yourself: "What is one more thing I can do
to
make today matter?
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