Grass is Always Greener

I know that I have this problem. I want what I can't have and I love to compare myself to others. Simply stated this is a counterproductive trait. The people who get things done in life do so by looking to improve themselves and don't worry about what someone else is doing. They know that the only way for them to get to where they want to be is to focus on what they need to accomplish to be better tomorrow.

The grass is always going to be greener. Someone is always going to be stronger than you, better looking,(that one hurts real bad), have more money, drive a fancier car, etc. etc. It doesn't matter. You are not them and they are not you. The most important thing anyone can do is try to improve themselves. In the end the only one who really has any control over self improvement is the one doing the self improving. So by that logic all that matters is our own attitude.

I honestly don't know how to fully get over my grass is always greener complex. The best answer may be to just focus on doing what I have to do to get better and be happy with my accomplishments. For all I know there has never been an exact copy of me before and there will never be another again. So my accomplishments are unique to me and I should be thankful to have achieved them. It is easy to get bogged down in life's hardships, but in the end my hardships are not all that difficult. I don't have cancer. I don't have to walk 6 miles to a well to get clean water. I don't have problems at all.

Lesson: Whenever you think you have it rough and you want to be in someone else's shoes just think about the person who would kill to be in yours.

Life is not about wanting to be someone else. It is about maximizing our own potential. So just get better.