Why Acceptance is More Important Than Comparison via Social Media

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Theodore Roosevelt

When I stayed in an ashram to get my YTT certification in India, the group and I were pretty secluded from civilization for about a month.

We had one day a week where we could choose to venture into town, but we spent most of our days in the countryside of Rishikesh.

Spending time in such a unique environment allowed us all to be a little more vulnerable. The teachers cultivated a nurturing and safe place for us to do so.

That was not real life by the standards of most. In no other circumstances would we have all felt comfortable enough to let our walls down.

In no other scenario would I have been able to speak about my anxieties and fears.

Most of us came to that place for a specific reason. All from different corners of the world, we had a similar purpose for being in the same exact geographical spot at the same time.

We all wanted to change something about ourselves. The exact motivations varied — some wanted to heal sicknesses they suffered from, some wanted to be able to open up more with others, and some simply wanted to fix their back pain.