Social media can be so insidious.
I was feeling pretty satisfied as I sipped on my good cup of Oolong tea and finalized a post on my blog.
That is, until I scrolled through my carefully curated Instagram feed of happy things and good people.
I came across a story of my friend having a fine dining experience.
Fine dining. I’ve never experienced that!
All of a sudden, something shifted within me.
Am I missing something in my life? Am I unworthy of that experience? Should I indulge in finer things in life? Be better to myself? Wait, is it because I suck so bad I don’t deserve better?
Then that nasty sense of inadequacy filled me.
STOP! I am fine! Where did all that nonsense come from?
I know where — these questions are all products of subconscious comparison. As much as I hate to admit it, part of me was comparing my life with theirs.
I had to rein those irrational thoughts in. I was forgetting my priorities.
Honestly, I was never interested in fine dining because I’m frugal(cheap) and a big eater, though you won’t be able to tell if you look at my slight frame. I enjoy a good meal at a good price, but a…
