Happy People Don't Compare Themselves

"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."

---unknown

We have all heard the statement, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". Over the past few years I have heard many variations of this statement which include: "Their grass is greener because it is fake", or "Their grass is greener because it is fertilized with manure", or, on a more positive note, "The grass is greenest where you water it". 

The interesting thing about these "grass is greener" statements is that they are all rooted in comparison. Whose grass is greener and why? Does their grass simply "appear" to be greener than mine? Maybe if I water my own grass it will be as green as theirs.  Comparison, comparison, comparison!

One of the greatest discoveries of my life is that there is an unlimited supply of happiness and success, or "green grass", so to speak, to go around. What this means to me is that when a  neighbor (or friend, co-worker, sibling, etc) is experiencing some sort of "green grass",   it is evidence that this beautiful planet we live on can produce lush green grass! This is a wonderful thing!

It is also very important to remember that we are all brothers and sisters journeying together here on this earth, and the feelings you feel toward others, you attract to yourself. You reap what you sow. Another way of saying this is, "What you wish for another, you wish for yourself."

God has made you unique, with your own gifts and abilities, talents and horsepower. You have gifts and talents that come naturally to you as part of your makeup. Your job is to become the best "YOU" you possibly can.  Develop and utilize your uniqueness, then use your gifts to cultivate a world where green grass abounds for all!