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You Measure Up
No matter who you are, you are worthy and deserving of anything and everything
Now that we are entering the New Year, a lot of people get into deep, contemplative self-evaluation. They look at the past year(s), where they are now, where they have been, where they still wish to go. Then they compare and contrast themselves to other people, some they know and some part of the big-picture world at large.
Particularly when you begin to look at people well outside of your own circles, it’s easy to come up short. You see the success of person ‘x’ doing the same shit you are doing, and feel lesser. Or you see how person ‘y’ managed to do that thing you always wanted to do, and become disillusioned.
Success is a vague notion that, like perception, is unique to everyone. The level at which I see success it probably different from your version. Additionally, the very definition of success is going to be specific to everyone and is complicated and often elusive.
Shall we throw another wrinkle into this idea? There are people in your life, some even well-intentioned, who also gage where your success should be. Even though it is most important that you think and feel for you, because of human nature you still seek various degrees and levels of validation. So when someone you care about, for example…
