People often look at life through very different lenses. I have spent time lately thinking about the difference between those who live life like it's a competition and those who believe in abundance.
If I give my youngest son a compliment, the middle son chimes in wondering where his is. That is his competitiveness at play. Then I remind Matthew that there is an unlimited amount of talent in the world. Jack can be great at something and he, in turn, can be great at something entirely different. There is no cap on the amount of talent that can be cultivated in our lifetime.
Cheryl can win her office fitness contest without her colleague having to worry that it means she, herself, will never achieve her own fitness goals. There is no limit to how healthy each of us can become. Interpreting one person's success as your failure is nothing more than competitiveness getting in your way.
I can learn about not one, but two, other fabulous websites doing work very similar to the House of Shine and not have to worry that they are "beating" me. In fact, I can chose to believe in abundance and tell myself two things: (1) there is an unlimited amount of cyberspace and creativity and, (2) the more people who write about shining, the more awareness we are raising.
The same is true of holidays. World Tuberculosis Day does not have to worry that it is also National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day. There is room for both. I can read and learn and appreciate how much work must be done to eliminate TB, while still enjoying the genius of chocolate covered fruit (though it is also true that I would rather have one than the other).
What kind of lenses are you wearing?
Shining off until tomorrow...