Keeping up with the Joneses
I couldn’t sleep so I decided to write, which seems to be pretty stereotypical of a night shifter that I’m up in the wee hours of the morning. Anyways, over this past couple of weeks I have had the constant influx of what it feels like to try to get ahead of everyone. In this stage of life it always feels like I'm not doing enough. Everyone is getting something new or the next best thing, or even one step ahead in life and for me it feels like I’m being left behind. It feels like the common phrase “Keeping up with the Joneses”. Now don’t get me wrong people deserve to move forward with their lives, but I selfishly want the same thing for myself. Casey and I both have mentioned how exhausting this type of belief is; that you have to constantly have the next best thing. My goal for myself is to be content with what I have. Now this is easier said than done, but thankfully I don't have to look far to see what I have to be thankful for. That the small quiet life that I want is not ...
