Or when you have to scale down. Or when you don't have the money for something. I have observed, and it has been my experience, that no matter what I have by way of a home or vehicles or jewelry or family or money in the bank -- there are always people who (1) have less than I do and (2) people who have more than I do. Maybe I have just built my first new home, and I feel like it's just the nicest home around; then I find out a friend I don't see very often has just build a home that's twice the value of mine in a more exclusive neighborhood. Or maybe it seems like everyone drives nicer, newer cars than we do. And maybe we have money in the bank. No matter what you have, it's easy to feel blessed or smug when you have more than others that you are watching. It's also easy to feel resentful or jealous of another group that has more than you have.
So, my point is this: Be a little bit self-centered and keep your eyes on yourself. Your own home, your own vehicles, your own jewelry, your own family and your own money in the bank. Your own kids and their lives. Embrace your life and your blessings. Embrace yourself. Work on your own stuff and try really hard not to even think about other people and their stuff. I have found that I have a lot more happiness when I see the good in what I am and what I do have. Kind of a 'count your blessings' theory. I like that theory - there is peace in it.
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