Comparing

Comparing
Do you ever find yourself feeling like your life is just one giant mess and everyone else around you has their sh*t together? Their houses are always so neat, their kids look like they could be on a commercial, they can seamlessly be the best parent, the best worker, and be everywhere that they are invited to, all while making a home cooked meal daily!  If they can do that, why can't you at least find a clean wrinkle free shirt in your closet? Guess what - it's not the whole truth that you are seeing. We only get glimpses into people's lives and mostly it's what they want us to see and what do we do in turn? Well we compare ourselves, our kids, our spouses, our cars, our homes, basically our entire lives against their highlight reel. It's time to start getting real about the "reels" we display for others. Being your authentic self is what people will connect to. We relate to others based on their story and if you aren't telling your story in an authentic way, your connections will not be authentic either. Everyone just wants to be seen and feel accepted for who they truly are but that's how you must show up in life then. Stop comparing your life to others. No one is perfect and there is always more going on then what you are allowed to see. Embrace the messy, the imperfections, heck - be as bold to even show that to the world because that is real and that will allow others to get real too.