She was 45, earning a handsome salary, but she was always on the edge. She shared that she was always insecure. There is always something which she felt she had in herself. She worked hard, but whenever she looked at someone else, she found something was not there. She always wondered what the other person might be thinking of her. She accepted, she sometimes did manipulative things to get others approval, and sometimes she had hurt people out of jealousy.
She looked at what she did not have and there will always be something which we would not have. Everyone is blessed with something but no one has everything. To find peace of mind and love in our hearts we need to start looking at what we have. This way, eventually we find our own strengths, own contentment, we also find the peace of mind. We stop comparing when we realize that we have something and everyone also has something. This something is always different. We step out of the race where we want to be the best because then we learn to respect individuality. If we keep running that race, we would always be tired and still we will never find ourselves as winner. to win, we need to step out and have a bigger view of the picture and when we do that we will see that everyone has something and we all have enough to be grateful for.
Once we start looking at our blessings, we start feeling peaceful. We stop feeling threatened. Then there is no place for insecurities and jealousy. We feel strong enough to hold our ground. Not to mention that peace of mind is above all.
So start looking at what you have. Start looking at what all you have achieved. Start looking at all the good things you have done and can do. We do not like ourselves when we have done bad things and that creates further insecurities. But when we do good things, we appreciate ourselves more and that brings in more peace. Be grateful and you will find your own strength.
