The closest thing I have ever had to a sister was my cousin from my mom’s side of the family. Since birth, we were inseparable. We would always look forward to our weekend long sleepovers, family parties, holiday gatherings, and truly any time we were able to spend with one another. She had always been one of my closest friends and practically my sister. Due to being around her constantly, I did experience a lot of grief because of how perfect her life always seemed to be, especially when compared to my own. Anything she wanted, she got and she was always involved in amusing activities with her family. Walking into her big beautiful house with a big white fence, luscious green lawn, friendly neighborhood, a dog who greeted you at the door,
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The only thing I can do is recognize that I am content now and it is because I evolved my mindset based around the simple fact that all struggles bring progress. All that I experienced, gave me wisdom and contributed to my knowledge of life and the world around me in a positive manner. Now I see people who may have more than me and do not compare my situation to them; I can only focus on bettering my life, doing the best I can, improving within myself every day, and remembering that no matter what I could never live anyone else’s life and I am proud of the unique journey I was blessed …show more content…
Even when we look at someone and envy their life, there is always more to them than this perfection we see masking what is truly going on. The reality is that every single one of us is struggling with something, whether we make it apparent or not. Perhaps this person has good looks, an abundance of optimal clothes, the most expensive car, a seemingly perfect relationship, whatever they may possess that we idolize, but we neglect the likeliness of them also having a rotten soul or could be dealing with all these issues in themselves and within their lives we know nothing about. We never know what someone could be dealing with and that is why we must appreciate the things we do have, the life we are blessed with, and even the struggles we endure because those hard times make us stronger; these experiences bring us to places of growth and elevation we otherwise would have never known existed or seen possible for ourselves. Ultimately, we end up exactly where we should be because the collective experiences we attain are always happening for a reason. Nothing is ever random and everything eventually always connects. Despite the differences in my family when compared to others, I appreciate what we have. We are not perfect; in fact, we are actually far from that. However, the family I have is the one meant for me. They have taught me a lot and always instilled in me the value of hard work because we did not just get things
The only thing I can do is recognize that I am content now and it is because I evolved my mindset based around the simple fact that all struggles bring progress. All that I experienced, gave me wisdom and contributed to my knowledge of life and the world around me in a positive manner. Now I see people who may have more than me and do not compare my situation to them; I can only focus on bettering my life, doing the best I can, improving within myself every day, and remembering that no matter what I could never live anyone else’s life and I am proud of the unique journey I was blessed …show more content…
Even when we look at someone and envy their life, there is always more to them than this perfection we see masking what is truly going on. The reality is that every single one of us is struggling with something, whether we make it apparent or not. Perhaps this person has good looks, an abundance of optimal clothes, the most expensive car, a seemingly perfect relationship, whatever they may possess that we idolize, but we neglect the likeliness of them also having a rotten soul or could be dealing with all these issues in themselves and within their lives we know nothing about. We never know what someone could be dealing with and that is why we must appreciate the things we do have, the life we are blessed with, and even the struggles we endure because those hard times make us stronger; these experiences bring us to places of growth and elevation we otherwise would have never known existed or seen possible for ourselves. Ultimately, we end up exactly where we should be because the collective experiences we attain are always happening for a reason. Nothing is ever random and everything eventually always connects. Despite the differences in my family when compared to others, I appreciate what we have. We are not perfect; in fact, we are actually far from that. However, the family I have is the one meant for me. They have taught me a lot and always instilled in me the value of hard work because we did not just get things