Comparisons Are Odorous

That’s the wisdom of Shakespeare, right there, from Much Ado About Nothing (one of my favorites of his plays, though, let’s be honest, I’m a proud Shakespeare nerd. Love him.) And yet…even as true as it is, have you ever noticed how hard it is to avoid?

I wonder sometimes if it isn’t hardest with the things we care about the most. It certainly seems to be true for me. No matter how hard I try to avoid it, to battle it back when the temptation to compare raises its head, the sneaky, negative thoughts still worm their way in sometimes and I find myself wondering why one book sells in heaps when others sell in trickles. And the thing is, there’s nothing productive to be gained from it. I know this, and yet still I struggle.

Does the temptation to compare plague you? How do you keep it from getting in your way?