Want to feel better about your day?

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Want to feel better about your day?

Within one 24 hour period last week:

Our dishwasher broke
Someone illegally charged my American Express card twice
Our laundry room flooded as a result of a major HVAC leak
I erroneously received a bill from the state government for $15,000
Our laundry room flooded a second time after the technician’s first “repair” didn’t work
My wife backed our car into a steel pole rushing to get our child to camp after our carpool partner canceled at the last minute.

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How Do You Compare To Others?

We all like to believe that our self-worth is something we determine on our own. It is after all called self-worth.

Then why do we so often feel compelled to compare ourselves to others? We do it with our looks, our grades, our performance, our income and raises. And we do it between neighbors or friends (e.g. keeping up with the Joneses) and within our families (e.g. will we do better than our parents?)…