Don't Compare!!!

I'm 29. I graduated from college 5 years ago. I work as a Receptionist. I live with Mom. I've never been married. I've never had a boyfriend. I have a disability. I've never been a size 2. I've suffered from an addiction for at least 9 years.

I got my Bachelors Degree from never stopping school for 6 years. I'm still standing after a disability all my life. I wrote my first song at age 12. I performed in front of 2,800 people at age 12. I've gotten job after job by myself after realizing that each job was not for me and that I deserved better. I've survived a broken femur, at least 7 surgeries from birth, a rectal prolapse surgery, I've danced in 5 musicals, I've danced while attending a summer musical camp at BYU.

Which list is longer? The things I DON'T have or the things I DO have or things I HAVE done? Sure, I can go ahead and compare my life to other people's. It's SOOOO easy! It's so easy, it's scary. But, let me tell you a secret that I've learned in the past 29 years. No matter how much you want to be another person, YOU WILL NEVER BE THAT PERSON! A good friend of mine who, yes, I've compared myself to her, sang a song on her album called "Never Be Another You". One part of the lyrics goes as follows:
"When you're lookin at the mirror and see your reflection, is it everyone you see?
Wouldn't that make life a little uninteresting, with no true originality
It's up to you to find the reason, the purpose for your being and when you uncover what it is
If you follow it through and find God's will for you, it will be powerful and inspiring"

I challenge all of us to find what's unique about us. There will never be another Erika Bestor. There will be another YOU!