Life is not a competition
I realized something tonight. I tend to go through life thinking everything is a competition…. I think everyone is like this. Who’s prettier? Who’s smarter? Who’s more successful? Who does everyone like the most? Questions like these go through my mind everyday. I assume they go through many of your minds as well. I could be wrong, but I really don’t think I’m the only one that thinks this way. The truth, instead of ”a little healthy competition” all this does is destroy us. Or maybe that’s just me. Either way, I think it’s time to stop. Stop comparing myself to every person that walks past me on campus, at the store, or even at church. It does nothing but continue to hurt me, and it only encourages me to be someone I was not meant to be just because I don’t see myself as good enough, pretty enough, or successful enough.
I just can’t do that to myself anymore. And if you’re reading this and can relate, please, try to change it. Believe me, I know it’s one of the hardest things to do… EVER. I have struggled with it for my whole life. It’s time to make the ones you love proud and more importantly right now, even though you usually may not think this way, it’s time to make yourself proud by just being simply who you are.
I’m not small anymore.
