Monday, October 1, 2012

These Are The Times To Realize You Are Amazing

Comparing:
com·pare
verb /kəmˈpe(ə)r/ 
compared, past participle; compared, past tense; compares, 3rd person singular present; comparing, present participle

  1. Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between

What may you ask is the pertinence of stating the definition (according to dictionary.com) of comparing. Why- because it is one the biggest issues for humans. We compare ourselves to others. We believe that we have to be as good as another person at sports, academics, music, etc. and when we aren't we believe that we are not of as much worth as the other person- but this is not true. The only person we need to compare ourselves to is the person we were yesterday. You need to realize that you are amazing. Each day you are improving and becoming a better person- these are the times to realize you are amazing.

You cannot compare yourself to others but rather the past you. That past you can be you 20 minutes ago when you finally hit the baseball for the first time. You are better now than you were 20 minutes before because YOU accomplished that. Do not compare yourself to a major league baseball player, they have worked and become better than the person they were. They were once who you are. They had to go through the process of learning how to hit. They could not compare themselves. They had to hit the ball and improve. The only person you need to try to be better than is the person you were yesterday, not the person someone else is. These are the times to realize you are amazing.

Today is the day to decide to be better than the old you. You must choose to smile and make every day a good, happy day. Now, You must choose to improve. You improve every day regardless as a human, it is a natural thing. You learn new things every day (most of the time not realizing it) and improve our knowledge. You talk to people and improve your social skills. You listen to people talk and enhance your listening skills. You are always improving in subtle ways, but now you must choose to realize, that you are becoming better. You cannot compare who you are to who someone else is. People improve at different rates. These are the times to realize you are amazing.

You have the choice to not compare yourself to others, and you must make it. You must believe that you are working on improving yourself. It does not matter if you can hit a home run today. It matters that you are working on it. You are trying to become better. Do not compare yourself to the people who can. They did not become that way over night. Do not compare your achievements to theirs. These are the times to realize YOU are amazing.

Choose to smile, choose to realize you are amazing.

1 comment:

  1. Personally, I think the biggest problem for humans is truth vs untruth. Most comparison, I think, comes from us lieing to ourselves that we need to be better than who we are. That false need drives us to try to be like people who we consider "better", much like the super-modified photos of popular people.
    I think that you are totally right about one comparing to oneself. When I look back on my past self, it is with a smile knowing that I am doing my best to be the best that I can be, thus becoming better. I love it how you talk of making every day great. To be honest, I feel fantastic every single day that I try to do my best.

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