Vive la différence!

AA wrote: 

*Clap clap!* I love it. Amazing the day it arrived cause i was thinking of it on this very Monday.

❤️
BB wrote:

Comparison... I'm deeply grateful having had parents who by intuition knew that the only thing children need is love. We never had much but as a child I felt being taken care of, being loved. The worst thing you can do to a child is to deprive it of love, make your love conditional. The best method to damage a soul, sometimes irreparably.

In my youth I probably compared myself to others but Life teaches you to make a distinction.

Now I very seldom compare - I choose between different options, make decisions.

Each and every thing, person, event is unique. You can only choose which one is YOURS. I hardly ever compare myself or my life to that of others - maybe because I firmly believe that we all are here to learn our individual lessons.

Why should I compare my Life and my Lessons to those of others...? I'm here for a reason, and that reason applies only to me.

I can only compare different options in my Life - which one is mine, which is the way I should take.

Comparison is for me making choices, listening to your inner voice, intuition - THIS is your way, THIS is the better option compared to that one...

Comparison is your ability to choose what is YOURS

Comparison helps you to differentiate, to purify your Real You from the unnecessary crap

Comparison keeps you on the right path towards Divinity

CC wrote:

Deine Messages kommen wirklich an bei mir und tun mir gut. Wir unterhalten uns die ganze Woche über immer wieder darüber. 

"Comparison is the death of joy" war auch wieder ein Volltreffer. Ich bin nämlich Meister im Vergleichen )-: Auch wenn ich weiß, dass es eine Anleitung zum unglücklich und unzufrieden sein ist.

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“Comparison is the death of joy”

                                                                 Mark Twain

When we were children, we were often compared to others, be it siblings, playmates, or the “nice girl next door”.  They were seen as good or bad examples, to take as role models – or avoid.

We got into the habit of this constant comparing ourselves with others, wanting to be smarter, more sporty or prettier. As if we were not good enough.

In our heads we all know that every human existence is unique, that every person has her own way to go, her own tasks to fulfil, and her own talents to develop. But do we really live according to that insight? Don’t we still sometimes compare ourselves to others, one friend to another, or grandchild A to grandchild B?

Let’s try to be observant of when we start comparing people to each other. Caught in the act we could just stop, breathe, and be grateful for the fact of being alive, for being exactly the person we are, and for the amazing diversity all around us. That’s what makes human existence so interesting. Let’s celebrate it instead – vive la difference!

Have a good week! 

The Happiness Network