We have been conditioned by the society to make us feel we are inadequate, and lacking something. As if we must constantly improve and strive for something. As a result, a perfectly beautiful life starts to feel inadequate, and we start seeking external affirmations and approvals.
This trend starts right from school days, when our grades are compared with our peers, and continues to adulthood. We tend to constantly compare ourselves with others, whether it is the size of pay cheque, holiday travel destination, figure, dressing style or other achievements. Everyone is in a race to prove something to the others! This has been made even worse by social media!
One of the first steps we must all take to quieten the mind is to keep telling ourselves “We are perfect as we are, there is nothing we need to do or prove”. The more we try to seek approval from others, the more we distance ourselves from our true beautiful inner selves.
