“We all fall prey to the green-eyed monster on occasion. For myself, it’s all to easy to compare my life to others and feel pretty lousy for it. But when you look to others for your sense of self-worth, you don’t realize that you are comparing their most sparkling qualities to your darkest insecurities. Remember that people who possess the qualities you lack aren’t any better than you. They are just as flawed, but in different ways. The next time your mind tries to trick you into comparing and despairing, try to look at yourself from an outsider’s perspective.”

- The Year of the Introvert, pg 173