January 29, 2021

Last night was the first full moon of 2021!

Has anyone else been feeling a wide range of emotions the past few days? Or weeks? Or like, maybe the past year?

Yesterday I was talking to a friend about comparison. We all do it. Social media and a global pandemic seem to be amplifying it.

We have a checklist in our heads. A narrative we’ve created that measures success (and failure). If we’re not careful, it can measure our worth against others using our bodies, our personalities, our jobs, our relationships, our families, our homes, where we live, our lifestyles, our lives. We compare our progress to others and we create a storyline in our heads on how we measure up.

When I went off IG at the beginning of this month (please shower me with praise for my willpower and my digital detox, k, thanks) I noticed that my narrative that compares me to others faded out a little bit (this is not the only solution and it certainly didn’t just poof disappear).

But it did give some perspective, and here it is: What if we slowly try to unravel that voice and undo that pattern? What if we look at other people and joyously celebrate all of their successes? What if we gently reminded ourselves that they also suffer and have pain and have hurt they are trying to hold. What if that compassion allows us to grow and expand in our own lives as well? What if we look to them for inspiration?

When we compare ourselves to people on IG, let’s remind ourselves that this is a curated snapshot. It literally does not matter how “real” we are. This (thank god!) is not a 24-hour showcase of anyone’s emotional landscape (please please please do not direct me to content that proves me wrong).

So, here I am modeling a beautiful #madeinitaly bag by @benehandbags on a brilliantly sunny Tuesday. Today is Friday and it’s gray + moody. Right now I feel both overwhelmed and giddy about all the possibility that lies ahead in 2021.

If you’re feeling a little saturated by all things pandemic and/or life related these days, I hear ya. Maybe stop comparing yourself to others. You, yes YOU, you’re doing it right too. Sending big warm honeycombs of love