Scroll Without Comparing

THIS. This phrase is a tough one to swallow but so true. Do you find yourself sometimes feeling down when scrolling instagram, facebook, pinterest? Well, DON’T! It’s so easy to compare these tiny squares we see in the blink of an eye. I have made some awesome friendships on social media but in all reality most of you really don’t know me and I don’t really know you. I don’t know about your busy ass day where you didn’t even sit down once, I don’t know about your health issues, I don’t know about your infertility….I don’t know about your bills….the list is endless.

My life IS busy, but come on…who’s isn’t? I’m tired! I’m busy! Life is hard! Yes, those words are all so true for everyone but those words are taking a toll on the path of our lives. Those ugly words we whisper to ourselves. What if we just stopped that? The words BE HAPPY are so small but so hard to truly BE. I smile when I think back to when our parents were our age – they didn’t have cell phones and texting to see what their besties are doing. Now it’s like in one little button you can see what everyone did that day.

I am by far no expert on this but my advice is to take a break….take a breather. I no longer scroll on the weekends. I feel like I miss out on a lot but who cares? Does anyone even notice I’m not liking their photo? NO. I could ramble on this subject for hours but let’s stop comparing and just simply like what other people are doing. Don’t judge them for it, don’t compare what they have to what you have or don’t have. I DREAM of having a 5 acre lot with a wrap around porch and a red front door but in reality I live in a small town home that barely even has a yard and I can’t pull my car in the garage…..BUT, I LOVE it and wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s great to like what you see or be inspired but DO NOT COMPARE. Love YOUR life. Let’s stop the glorification of perfection, b/c it’s just not reality.

The Jake Owen Song, We All Want What We Ain’t Got, really hits home.

“We ain’t happy where we are, there’s greener grass in the neighbors yard. A bigger house and a faster car, we ain’t happy where we are.”

How sad, am I right? Let’s all be happy with what we HAVE. We only HAVE one life and if we spend most of it comparing, it couldn’t be more wasted. Easier said than done, I know but let’s all try to fix this area in our lives. Be kind, choose joy, and don’t compare! The end. 🙂

The weekend is almost here you guys and I’m so excited!! XOXO, m