Other (Five Minute Friday)

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Remember when you were growing up and you felt you just had to have that particular something? You asked your parents for it and they wanted to know why you wanted it. Because all the other kids have them, you’d say. Then Mom would come back with “If all the other kids were jumping off a cliff, would you do that too?” Of course not, that would be stupid.

How often do we compare ourselves to all the other mothers, other people working out at the gym, other people shopping for clothing? All the other girls are thin, so I should be thin, we think. The other moms are driving minivans, so I should get a minivan. There are so many ways we compare ourselves to others, always thinking the others have it right and their life is perfect. Really? Who are we to judge the level of perfection in another person’s life. We see what they want us to see. Their reality may be completely different once they are behind closed doors.

Nevermind what the other people are doing, saying, wearing or driving. You have to do YOU. Be the best YOU that you can be and leave the others out of it. For all you know, those others are looking at you and coveting your life, your clothes, your car, your trim figure, your job, your house, your spouse. Little do they know, right?

Do you choose what to wear by what others will think of you? Do you do things or maybe not do them because of what others will think? There is only One who is qualified to judge us and He already knows what you think and why you do the things you do. It doesn’t matter what the neighbors will think, they will get over it. Be true to yourself and do what is asked of you by the One true judge. No other’s opinion matters, just His.

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: Other
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.

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