by Carla | May 11, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Shifting Perspective
THE GOOD THINGS WE SEE COMING INTO OTHERS’ LIVES (or what we perceive to be ‘good’ from our unique viewpoint) are going to be necessarily different from what must come our way to benefit us on our own journey. Inviting each of us to keep watching and staying open and...
by Carla | Apr 3, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Inspiration
ON COMPARISON ‘…the part of you that compares yourself to other people and your past is starting to fall away.’ ~Kyle Cease in I Hope I Screw This Up. Just that simple statement above… ~ no matter where you are or what you’re doing, ~ no matter whether you’ve...
by Carla | Mar 23, 2023 | Anxiety & Worry, Comparison to Others, Inspiration
IT’S OK. ~ Unusual is OK. ~ Unique is OK. ~ Making different choices is OK. ~ Saying no is OK. ~ Saying yes is OK. ~ Not feeling ready is OK. ~ Not having changed yet is OK. ~ Changing is OK. ~ Taking a long time to process something is OK. We’re all...
by Carla | Mar 9, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Inspiration, Shifting Perspective
WHEN WE FIND SOMETHING WE ENVY ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON – perhaps we’re comparing ourselves to them and saying to ourselves how much we wish we could be more like them, maybe even feeling down on ourselves for not being ‘as good at [x]’ as we find them to be in some...
by Carla | Feb 9, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Food for Thought
WHEN WE START COMPARING OURSELVES TO OTHERS because their path seems more exciting, more secure, easier, flashier – it would be worth asking ourselves: ~ do we really want the things for which we are envying them? ~ are we aware of all that comes with what they do,...
by Carla | Jan 25, 2023 | Comparison to Others, Food for Thought, Interactions & Communication
THAT PERSON WHO MUST TELL US ALL ABOUT A TOPIC THAT WE ALSO KNOW ABOUT, or how they excel at an activity or task that we also do – how fast or effective they are – it’s possible our first reaction might be that it is a reflection on us. We might take it to mean they...
