day 28: comparison is the thief of joy

hey there! i hope you are doing awesome and today we'll be talking a bit about comparison.

i'm sure that everyone has heard the phrase, "comparison is the thief of joy" from someone in their life. 

i think the first time i heard it was in my 8th grade language arts class when my teacher asked us to write about it for a warm-up. i don't remember what i wrote, but now, thinking about it, i completely agree.

there have been many times where i was extremely happy with my results of something and was so so proud. there was no doubt in my mind that i loved the product. then, i saw someone else's version and immediately i became insecure about mine. 

why? maybe because i thought that i didn't make mine as well as theirs. maybe i thought that mine "sucked" in comparison to theirs.

but there's the key word: comparison. 

before i saw the other person's result, i was 100,000% satisfied with mine. why did my satisfaction decrease after i saw the other's? i'm going to be honest, i really don't know. what i do know is that comparing yourself with someone else, or someone you see online steals your confidence. don't let those people take away your confidence.  

there are many, many beautiful people in the world, but beauty is not just determined by looks, it is determined by character and personality and a billion other factors. if we took away our characters and personalities, everybody would be the same. 

love yourself. love what you create. love what you do. don't let anyone take away how proud you are of what you do. if you are unhappy with your results, try again! that's the beauty of it all: you are allowed to try again. strive to create something that you love, but don't compare yourself to others. we are all unique, so embrace it.

have a fantastic rest of your day!! i'll catch you on the next one!

don't wish for it, work for it.