Do not compare yourself with others, for you are a unique and wonderful creation. Make your own beautiful footprints in the snow. -- Barbara Kimball
Comparisons we make of ourselves to other women do destruction far greater than our conscious minds are aware of. Positioning ourselves or her on the "beloved pedestal" prevents the equality of sisterhood that offers each woman the freedom to be solely herself.
Comparisons in which we are the losers darken the moment, cut us off from the actual rhythms of that moment. The consequences can be grave. Within any moment might be the opportunity we've awaited, the opportunity to achieve a particular dream. We must not miss our opportunities.
Each life is symbolized by a particular set of footprints in the snow. How wonderful and how freeing to know that we each offer something uniquely our own. We need never compete to be noticed. Each of us is guaranteed recognition for what we contribute, because it is offered by us alone.
Envy eats at us; it interferes with all of our interactions. It possesses all of our thoughts, caging us, denying us the freedom to achieve that can be ours.
I will look with love on my sisters. I will free them and myself to be all we are capable of becoming.
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Hi Carol. Excellent post. I'm reading a book right now called "The Body Sacred" which addresses these things, both from a physical, emotional and a spiritual view point. How we compare ourselves with others, and how damaging that can be to our psyche! The book gives exercises, insights, and alot of humor, on how to get out of that rut of "not being enough" and comparing ourselves to others. I think it's a very valid issue in this day and age. We all move and grow and change according to a divine plan, and we can't use others, in this context, to measure ourselves. We flow and grow at our own pace. Thx for this post, Chris
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