Comparison

{via pinterest}

I saw this little diddy on Pinterest, and I couldn't help but sigh a big old "amen!"  I'm sure I've heard phrases like this before, but after the spending freeze, they have a whole new meaning for me.  When I was "doing without," I often found myself gazing at others who were "with" thinking, "man that looks nice."  Even when I liked what I had, I still found myself thinking, "what if I had that?"  The things I compared ranged from morning coffee, to new nail polishes, to fabulous dresses at the NYC wedding.  I soon realized this was a terrible habit and ultimately it was distracting me from the lovely things I already had.  I have so many beautiful and wonderful things around me, yet the minute I compare them to someone else's or something I see in a store, I start to forget about how much I love these things.  So I'm really trying to be aware of how often I compare my closet to the clothes in the newest fashion pages or how often I long for a Starbucks latte over my homemade morning brew.  And in those moments when comparison sneaks in, I'm working hard to remind myself of just how much I love my things, the people around me, and the life that I am so blessed to lead.

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