How many times have you found yourself spending way too much time perusing social media? I’ll admit to every once in a while taking a peek at the best of everyone else’s life. A beautiful exciting life that I’m not part of it. Does it make your life seem a little less? Does it make you feel a little less?
These are merely snapshots. The high points. Their ‘Director’s Cuts’. What’s going on behind the scenes? Between the scenes? Eating, sleeping, laundry, kids, downtime, working to pay the bills, paying the bills. Regular life. We all participate in it.
What feelings come up for you when looking at others’ snapshots?
Imagine the joy we would feel by seeing our own lives as picture-worthy. There we are, living our great life, our life of choice, even if we’re not sailing the Caribbean on a 40’ catamaran. (Now, that would be great fun!)
I bet your ‘Director’s Cut’ would look very exciting to someone else. The grass is always greener.
Find gladness that these amazing lives are happening. Share in the joy you see. Be grateful for all the good. That feeling of gratitude attracts our good to us.
We have chosen the full and satisfying life we are living. And if we want to have a different experience, we get to choose that one too.