Sunday, October 2, 2011

Enough

To all my girl friends out there that follow my blog, I have a question for you. I guess I just need to know how you deal with this little problem I'm experiencing or if you have it at all. So, I blogstalk. A lot. I really love reading other's work. I sincerely believe that writing is an art form even when we aren't the most talented writers on the planet. Usually I love reading the inspiring lives of others. Yet, sometimes, I find myself reading about my friends and even some strangers and comparing myself to them.
Tonight I was reading this blog (http://stephanieromney.blogspot.com/) and started wondering how people are doing so much with their life. She has done so much for this world and she is literally MY age, a few months younger even. As mentioned in my earlier post most of the time I feel great when I just get everything done that I need to while staying above water.
Is this a problem for anyone else? Tell me what you do to avoid it?
P.S. I am not fishing for compliments or "You're wonderfuls". I genuinely desire to know how you handle this problem.

1 comment:

Beka said...

i've been thinking about this lately too. well kinda. i grew up with feeling like there were a lot of expectations to be perfect. it has hurt me a lot in my young adult years as i have stressed about being the best student, the skinniest girl, the most involved in church, etc. yes, i have gone abroad and participated in what i consider the best 4 months of my life. it literally changed my life. but i think we can do great things where we stand. we don't have to do something huge and visible to change lives. you can change a life by simply being friendly. you can change a life by being willing to share your testimony. you can change the world in ONE person and that is really most important. One person is just as important and needs just as much "saving" as a hundred people do. (sorry this got a little churchy. we should just talk about it in person.)