Keep your eyes on your own road.
Keep focusing on where you are going.
Her journey is not your journey. Her destination is somewhere completely different than yours. And her drive has nothing to do with yours.
Comparison isn’t only the thief of joy, it’s also the first step towards insecurity, and insecurity is the thief of just about everything: your self-worth, your self-image, your relationships, your marriage, the way your children learn to value themselves.
Comparison is also the one sure way to stop yourself from moving forward, from moving anywhere really.
Just drive in your own car, honey. Full speed ahead.
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A version of this piece originally appeared on TODAY Parenting, published with permission.
