Am I trying to prove or improve?

comparison steals celebration. And a life void of celebration is a life empty.

I'd much rather run to the mall and get a new shirt than run to God and get a new attitude. I'd much rather dig into a brownie than dig into my heart. I'd much rather point the finger at other people's issues than take a peek at my own.

Finally, if some situations or relationships feed our insecurities, maybe we need to take a break from them for a season.

know who you want to be and take the next step that points you in the direction of that character quality.

If I look at my dreams, desires, and hopes for the future as coming from a place of scarcity and the world's limited supply, it will constantly feed the notion that someone else's success is a threat to mine.

We get empty when we park our minds on comparison thoughts and wallow in them.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.

placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves.

The moral of this story is simple. Some moms are equipped by the hand of God to be "that mom." They have been formed with the three-C gene — Cooking, Crafting, and Cleaning come easily and naturally to them. Others of us have been delightfully chosen to provide the comic relief necessary to keep this world entertained. And to keep future therapists in business.

I can't expect a perfection in others I'm not even capable of living out myself.

Child," said the Voice, "I am telling you your story, not hers. I tell no one any story but his own.