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Do You Give Your Best and Do Your Best?
This is not in comparison to anyone else.
I strive to be the best person that I can be. As a friend, a worker, a family member, a lover — I work to do my best and give my best.
However, there is only one person who can judge what my best is. Me.
My best is about being genuine, authentic, true to myself, and expending necessary effort. It doesn’t matter what the topic at hand is — nobody else can define what my best is but me.
One problem I’ve run into with this over the years is comparison. It’s hard not to compare yourself to others. No matter how hard you might work not to — it’s difficult to avoid.
Why? Because we live in a fear-based society. Much of the fear-base focuses on lack, scarcity, and insufficiency. We get repeatedly told that there’s not enough “X”, too little “Y”, and that we are in competition for these.
Add to that a consumer-driven culture where you’re being regularly sold crap you think you need — but probably don’t.
Additionally, this isn’t just about tangible, material things. It’s often further spread to the immaterial.
Hence, my best and your best on a given topic get compared, contrasted, and judged one versus the other. By you, by me, and…
