These stupid reminder cards are going to be the death of me. Ok, they aren't stupid. But I'm annoyed. I'm annoyed at the fact that I can relate to most of them. I'm annoyed that I have to deal with this situation every damn day. I'm annoyed that I can't just snap my fingers and be ok.
"Unfair comparisons" are something I do an awful lot. When I was in school, I constantly compared myself to the other students. There were some subjects that I just flat out was not as good at as others. And I would beat myself up over it. every. time. My mom (and therapist, bleh, just can't get away from it) made a good point about all of this, though. If you look at where I came from, it changes the perspective. Let's start with high school. My class started out freshman year with about 1200 students. By the time my class graduated, we only had around 700 students. That already puts me ahead. Out of those 700 students, I would honestly guess only about 100 went on to college or trade school. Definitely less than half the class, for sure. Then the number of us who actually finished school are even smaller. And how many people do I know who went on to graduate school? Very few. Looking at the big picture really changes how I see it. So why obsess over the other seven, that's right, seven students who got their masters in statistics with me?
I also have a huge problem with people on Facebook and comparing my life to theirs. That's flat out stupid. I mean, let's face it. People only put out there what they want you to see. Their profile is NOT their entire life. I have to stop wasting my time getting upset over their select life events.
I am my own person and my own life. I cannot compare myself to others.
Ugh. This makes me want to punch a cupcake.
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