One day mid-morning last week, I texted Kim to see how she was doing and how her day was going. She responded that she was good, just having a slow-moving morning.
So I asked if she had somewhere to be or something she needed to get done that day.
She answered no.
So I responded, “I guess it’s just a normal morning.”
Kim felt like she was moving slow because she was comparing it to what she thought moving “fast” should look like — or what it looks like when she has somewhere to be. But she didn’t have anything urgent or pressing that day. She was simply moving and enjoying her day at her own pace.
She was trying to put a comparison on her day.
Aren’t we all guilty of that from time to time?
We compare our pace to the pace we think others expect from us.
I don’t think we own our pace — or who we are — enough. Instead, we measure it against everyone else.
Are we ahead?
Are we behind?
Is that something I should be doing?
What if I don’t do it like everyone else?
We live in constant comparison — not just with others, but with the perception of what our pace “should” be.
My challenge to each of us is this: stop comparing your pace in life to someone else’s.
We are each uniquely made. That means we also have a unique pace — one that is ours and ours alone.
The real question becomes: What is my pace? And how does it serve me in this hour, on this day, in this year, or even in this season?
Pace yourself.
Life is a long journey.
— Aaron