Everyone has different conditions, opportunities, and lessons. Comparison can make us overlook how far we have already come.
Look at Yesterday, Not at Everyone Else
Asking whether we are more mindful or more wholesome than yesterday is more useful than asking whether we have surpassed someone else.
A Dhamma Perspective
Attachment to comparison makes the mind rise and fall with external conditions. Mindfulness brings us back to the causes we are creating in our own lives.
What You Can Do Today
- Stop watching another person’s life and return to your own direction.
- Record one small improvement.
- Celebrate another person’s success without reducing your own worth.
One Good Thing Today
Thank yourself for one thing you are doing better.
Come Back Tomorrow
The path that fits you does not have to look like anyone else’s.
