Comparison

Comparing myself to others is an obstacle to my practice. On my walks, I often pass beautiful homes by the ocean. I have found myself tending toward comparing my own house to those I admire on my walks. If I allow this to blossom, I can feel the comparison turn to envy, the envy that comes with greed and chronic dissatisfaction with my own state of being. This greed and chronic dissatisfaction are diseases of the mind. And comparison is not only a precursor, but a preventable one. My practice is based in a belief that my better self lies in being mindful of the person, the being, I am and the person, the becoming, I wish to be. If I waste time comparing myself to others, I will not be able to fully be who I am or to become the person I wish to be.