Comparing ourselves to others: What are we taking from it?
I was watching a TV show recently where the main character - a gorgeous young woman - asks her boyfriend “Am I prettier than Jen?” (referring to a girl he used to date). Even on a more superficial level this got me thinking: How often do we compare ourselves to others? How many times have we looked around wondering: Does my friend X have a bigger house? Do I deserve to earn more than my peers? Am I more competent than my boss? Is my life harder than my siblings’? I believe at