You are not that special. No, you probably haven’t heard that phrase too much. You should surround yourself with positive people who make you feel like you are one of a kind. But to be honest, the truth of the matter is you aren’t, and that’s perfectly okay.
You may have heard it from your parents, other family members, your friends or others that surround you that you are so special and meant for greatness. I do believe that everyone is unique, and everyone has a calling, but you don’t have to do something out of the ordinary to have an amazing life.
Some people’s idea of an amazing life is having kids and getting married and living in a small quiet town and that’s amazing, there are a lot of people who do that. Other people’s idea of an amazing life is to move up in their company and make a lot of money, and there are a lot of people who do that. Nobody’s life is probably out of the ordinary, because unless you are Steve Jobs, someone else has probably already done it.
I used to think I was special because I played a division one sport and now I am in graduate school, but I realized something—a lot of others have done the EXACT same thing. And you know what? Good for them. I shouldn’t get my value in trying to compete with others and to be better than those around me, which for a long time I thought was the whole point to this life thing.
I can almost guarantee you that being smarter, prettier or more successful than someone else will not make you happy. You can try every day to be special or to be better than those around you, but at the end of the day, what do you really end up with?
I know I am still so guilty of this, because I am so caught up in what others think of me. Do they think I’m pretty? Smart? Successful? Am I doing better than all my peers? At the end of the day it just doesn’t matter. You have to do whatever it is that makes you happy and secure with who are.
I know that when this whole life thing ends, where I am going to end up, and that’s with Jesus. Jesus made me unique, but I am no more special than any of his other children, and I am not here to compete with them.
Stop worrying about what other people think of you, because they probably don’t care that much, and neither should you. Just be happy.
