What if I told you that there is an easy swap you can make that will substantially increase your enjoyment of life? It’s free and requires no program or membership. There’s no catch, no strings attached, and you can do it right now. Are you in?
It’s a swap of one kind of mindset for another that will bring more joy and less stress to your life, and it’s totally within your control. And the swap is
Comparison for Gratitude.
Comparison is a judgement we make about other people’s life situations that is based on incomplete data. No matter how much we know about someone, we don’t know enough to judge them. For our purposes it doesn’t matter if we see ourselves coming out on top (Ha! I’m doing way better that he is!) or painfully behind (I’ll never be able to achieve that level of success!). In either case we are making judgements using incomplete data to see ourselves as superior or inferior to other people. In both cases we are distracted from our own lives as we peek into a tiny aspect of another person’s life.
It is a beautiful swap when instead of comparing our lives to others, we instead feel gratitude for our own lives, warts and all. Often our attention is drawn to what is perceived to be lacking or wrong in our lives, and we overlook the myriad blessings we have. Blessings of loving and being loved, a home to live in, food to eat, meaningful work to do, hot showers, freedom to choose how we spend our time, and plenty of entertainment. The list goes on….
It is a law of quantum physics that where attention goes, energy flows. When we make the conscious decision to focus on our lives and to feel gratitude for the countless blessings we enjoy day in and day out, our energy changes. Instead of it being spent (wasted) on surveying our progress compared to others, we are fully engaged in our own unique and precious life, appreciating all the good that’s there and making choices and taking action that move us in the direction of our personal dreams and visions.
Swapping comparison for gratitude is an instant game changer, and the payoff is huge. No longer are you measuring yourself on an impossible and inaccurate scale. You are showing up fully, authentically, for your amazing life experience. It’s a choice that will bless you over and over.
If you’re interested in getting help to manage your mindset, reach out to schedule a free 30 minute call, and we can explore how life coaching can help you create the mindset and life you desire.
