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About This Piece
In the age of social media, we struggle more than ever with envy and comparison. When we see others around us doing well or having more, it’s easy to assume that the grass is greener elsewhere. We think endlessly about whether we should make a change. We spend huge amounts of time analyzing why others are able to achieve what we haven’t been able to.
The best way to combat this feeling is through gratitude and intentional action. When we focus on what we have instead of what we lack, we’ll see that there are seeds of potential everywhere in our life. When we water those seeds through thoughtful action, we are often surprised by how fertile the ground beneath us really is. When we’re not distracted by trying to make our situation something it’s not (or trying to be someone else), we can focus all of our creative energy on making the best of where we are and the gifts we already possess.
Gratitude doesn’t mean that we’ll never want to make a change. But it does help us make choices from a place of abundance and peace, rather than striving and lack.