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No One Looks Elegant Drinking with a Straw
Don’t get hung up on appearances
The coolest guy or gal on the planet looks silly drinking through a straw.
No matter how hard you try — barely pulling your cheeks in, having the straw hardly in your mouth, it doesn’t matter. Human beings look goofy drinking with straws.
Sucking a drink through a straw contorts one’s mouth in weird ways.
Years ago, I had a friend who commented, ‘Everyone puts on their pants, one leg at a time.’ It was his way of reminding me that no one is better than anyone else.
Social media compels us to evaluate ourselves against our peers and the images we see portrayed by others.
The comparison game is a losing one every single time.
For all of us who participated in sports as children, we’ve forgotten one of the first big life lessons we learned — there’s always someone faster, stronger, more focused, and more athletic.
Now that we’re adults, we seem to have forgotten that. There’s someone with a more fulfilling job than you. They have better-looking kids. They make more money. Their partner is beautiful. They have a bigger house. They have a boat. They always look like they’ve walked out of a model shoot with their outfits. The list continues.
