Comparing Yourself to Others: Don't Let This Toxic Habit Bury YOU!

Yesterday I was pondering the topic of Comparison and thought, "well, I can't really see where I do that...".

And then today I watched the Inner Mean Girl Cleanse video with Christine and Amy on the subject and had a big "OMG" moment. I have been seeing all the posts from amazing women who are part of the Cleanse and how they are tweeting and blogging and have these wonderful groups they have started and companies, and how they have these wonderful children and loving marriages... And the more I read, the more I unconsciously compared myself in my head and thought "I'm not even tweeting at all, my blogs are too infrequent, I need a new website, I didn't finish some important stuff on my to-do list last week....." and the list got longer and heavier and I buried myself to the point of utter despair! The weight my Inner Mean Girl stacked on top of me made me think there was no way I could catch up or do things that were as worthwhile as these women, so why even try?

I'm SO glad that this topic stopped me in my tracks and allowed me to see how I was defeating and disempowering the capable, accomplished, worthwhile Gretchen! She didn't deserve to be made to feel like less, like not enough!

So as I am writing this I am creeping out from under this suffocating pile of defeat and crawling to an open space to breath and use the Gratitude technique. As I stand on my feet and stretch my arms to the sky, feeling the sun on my face, I remind myself: I am open to creating positive change in my life despite my fears, and this receptivity led me to find and learn first from Christine and then Amy. And I generously share things that have helped me with my friends and on Facebook. And on top of that I have attracted the most supportive, loving, strong, brilliant friends that anyone could ever ask for.

So I now praise these wonderful women who are tweeting, blogging, websiting (?), and providing such great examples to their children. They/You serve as inspiration for me and I am very happy for them/you in these accomplishments!

That feels SO much better! Thank you to each of you and to all involved in this journey.

Amen. : )

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Note: I am participating in the Inner Mean Girl 40-Day Cleanse as a Self-Love Ambassador. To thank me for my participation, I will receive a self-love gift from the founders of the Inner Mean Girl Reform School.