Don’t be jealous. Be proud of your own achievements!

Hello, and good evening. With today’s post I wanted to talk a little bit about jealousy, envy and insecurities.

If I may be so bold to say, we humans have all, at one point in our lives, gotten jealous over someone. I admit that yes, even I, have gotten envious and jealous. After all, I’m only human. Right?

For example, in the past (and even now) whenever I tried my best to achieve something, it would always end up being average or below my expectations. And others would accomplish their goals without much trouble and effort whatsoever. Whenever I would think about it, I would become so frustrated! It felt so unfair. Many times I thought about giving up.

As a child, my parents always told me not to be jealous of others, because I did not know what they had to go through, to get what they have. I have to remind myself even now that everyone’s progress in their respective careers and journey through life, will be different.

So, next time you feel like cursing someone on their achievements, STOP. And congratulate them. They deserve whatever blessing that comes their way. One day yours will come, too. Furthermore, logically speaking, if that person was facing ruin, would you be jealous of them, too?

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We must always remember that every person experiences jealousy and have their own insecurities. Some more than others. Those who seem to have it all, have more insecurities than anyone else can ever imagine. They are just better at hiding theirs than others.

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Moreover, if I sit down and think about what all I have achieved until now, I can certainly say, I have come a long way. I should not be jealous of anyone because my achievements are no small feat either. Though, my achievements may be small, it does not make them any less amazing. Every small achievement will gradually lead to where you need to be.

Instead of being jealous and worrying about someone else’s quick achievements, believe that YOU are awesome and YOU will be AWESOME!

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Anyway, my blog post has now come to an end and I would like to know  what you all think? Do you think what I say holds some truth or do you have something more to add? Please, let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. I would be happy to hear your thoughts.

 

 

I wrote my first Haiku!… I think

Hello, everyone and good afternoon to you all! I hope you are as happy as I am right now.  I am especially happy today because I had more people commenting on my posts than ever before. It was a nice feeling to see what others were thinking and seeing them express their experiences. Thank you all for your comments. You surely made my day. Continue reading

Only YOU can make yourself happy

Hello, everyone. How are you all? I hope you are all doing well. I am personally dying from this ridiculous heat. Today has been so hot in the Netherlands that even wearing shorts and a  tank top still does not help. I am sweating like there is no tomorrow.

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Anyway, when you look at the image above what thoughts cross your mind? I came across this image some days ago on my Facebook newsfeed and decided I wanted to write a little something about it.

I can only speak for myself since I am my own person, but when I look at the image above I agree wholeheartedly with it. This is because too many people have this naive perception that in order to be happy they need to be with someone to achieve that, which is not the case. In my opinion, happiness stems from a person’s mindset. A couple of weeks ago I saw a commentator write how having your own family will absolutely make you happy. This is not the case for every person. You have some people rushing into relationships, marriage or having children believing the nonesense that society spews, that once you have a family you will become happy or ‘feel completed’. Then you end up with parents killing their family because they were not happy at all, but instead they ended up being miserable.Of course, some external factors can contribute to happiness but if you cannot make yourself happy from the bottom of your heart, then who can? Your happiness starts with YOU!

You may have a very social life and have lots of friends, or even have everything you may desire but if you do not feel happiness from within youself you will never truly be happy. It is basically just covering up a festering wound with a BandAid. I strive to make myself happy. What are your thoughts on this? Please post your comments in the comment section below and let me know what you are thinking.

I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope to see you onFriday for my next post. Until then, see you all next time.

 

A creative person’s mind

Hello, readers and followers. Have you ever wondered what it is like in the minds of creative people or writers? These images below sum it up pretty well, I can attest to that! And just imagine trying to explain yourself, that would be another hassle in and of itself. This is why I would find it a little hard when trying to logically explain myself to others. Don’t you agree? Or, is it different for you?  Continue reading

Enjoying a nice weekend BBQ with some friends!

Bueños dias todos. Are you all enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation and trying to soak up the last of those summer rays? I was not able to do much for this summer vacation due to some personal circumstances but I got to enjoy myself quite a bit on Saturday.

On Saturday afternoon I attended a nice Summer BBQ gathering with some friends. Some of these friends were old friends, acquainted friends and even new friends I met for the very first time that day. Everyone contributed a little something to make the BBQ enjoyable. It was great! I was able to enjoy at least some parts of my not-so-eventful summer vacation over on the weekend. Continue reading

Another Poetry and Music

Hello, everyone. I bring you another Sound Cloud poetry reading I like to call Poetry and Music. I posted my first Poetry and Music reading about three to four weeks ago and thought it has been long enough for me to do another reading.

Although the poem I am reading, Friend…less, has already been posted on my blog some time ago, I decided to do a reading alongside music that I thought best fit with my poem. This poem can also be found in my published poetry book, I’m Only Human. I hope you liked it and I will see you all again next time. Take care.