Comparing Apples to Bananas

First, hello. 

Second: Am I the only one who still sings Gwen Steffani's 'Hollerback Girl' when trying to spell 'bananas'?  No?  Great!  Thank you.

So, real quick, I just wanted to shout out that four years ago today I graduated from college.  Since this, I've moved back to Oregon, had a kid, bought a car, have an awesome place with no roommate, connected to some great organizations, have a good job and great friends....that's a lot, right? I think so too....when I'm not on Facebook!

The people I graduated with have done some pretty incredible things since graduating---started businesses, gotten married, moved to cool places, make lots of money and the like.  It's pretty cool to turn on the TV and see some girl dancing next to P.Diddy and say 'oh, shoot!  That's my lab partner from Senior Year' or look in a well-read magazine and say 'snap!  She borrowed my pencil because she forgot hers in her other bag!' 

It's really neat, but at the same time, I'm type jealous sometimes because I haven't accomplished the same things as them.  So, I set my table for a pity party every now and then, but then remember all of the things I listed about my own successes.  I have no idea what people have had to give up for those careers, cars and clothes and I will not act like Inspector Gadget to find out! 

I am blessed beyond measure because I have been given a wonderful opportunity to enrich the lives of those I am connected to through gifts another people don't have.  Not like no one else is a mom, but no one else is the mother of my child.  No one else works where I work with the personality I have.  People can share ideas in a meeting, but they aren't my ideas. You see where this is going and I won't list a comparable for everything!

I was created with an awesome purpose and although there are days I see the successes of everyone else and want to jump off a table (I don't have time to go any higher than that, I don't want to injure myself), I have to focus on living my life well.

I can't do anything about what other people do, but I can do everything about my response.  New Roomie gets that and I think starting this blog yesterday was awesome because my first test came today...I think I passed.  Happy Graduation Anniversary Onyx 7...may we all continue to live lead incredible lives that inspire other people to do better.  I know you all sure do that for me!

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