Measuring up as a Mom

Last weekend I attended Hearts at Home National Conference (a mom's conference).  One of the workshops I attended was called Measuring up as a Mom.  This is a topic that I have struggled with in the past and will probably continue to on a case by case basis.  I think we all do a bit of comparing.  We compare ourselves to others in a myriad of ways.  Why do we do this?  It only serves to make us feel bad about the great things we have in our lives.  My sister heard this somewhere..."Comparison kills contentment."  So true.

I have come to adopt the philosophy "The grass ISN'T always greener on the other side."  When I find myself feeling like I am less or I have less I take a moment to really look at myself or my life.  I always find that I'm happier with what I have...the good things that really matter.  I wouldn't trade my happy marriage or my healthy, smart, handsome boys for anything!  Those are the things that matter...not the money (not that I wouldn't like that;-) or the big house or the fancy cars.  None of those things bring true happiness.   So next time I begin to compare myself to someone else I'll step back and just be grateful for my life.  I hope if someone reads this they'll consider the same.

What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compated to what lies within us.  

~Oliver W. Holmes