From Comparison to Contentment
May 30, 2023
It's hard not to look at what others have and feel like something is missing in your life.
They have a beautiful house; mine is old, a "fixer-upper."
They take monthly vacations or buy new things: home renovations, cars, and fully paid college tuition (in cash).
We haven't taken a vacation since before COVID-19.
We do all our home renovations.
My kids have scholarships and loans.
It's easy to think, "I want that. I deserve that," with discontent and jealousy filling your chest.
Comparison is the thief of joy. It sucks the juice out of the moment. Looking at life through the lens of comparison will never produce content.
But you can shift. You can feel content with yourself and your life.
I'm not suggesting you look at something you want, feel lacking, and TRY to be happy. This conventional approach is misguided and inappropriate. What you feel is missing isn't going to appear because you intensify your want from a place of not having.
It's also not about wanting less because once you want something, that desire has been placed into your soul space.
Feeling content is also not about looking at stuff you wish you had or the life you wish to live and trying to feel good. It's about shifting to a place of contentment and then observing the external reality.
Comparison and contentment are two separate states of being. You can't turn comparison into contentment. Everything is present in this One Moment. Which emotion you explore is for the benefit of experiencing yourself through a different lens.
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