Theodore Roosevelt, always quick with a succinct and witty quip, said it well.
“Comparison,” he once observed, “is the thief of joy.”
And so it is.
Kay Wyma, our broadcast guest today, shares this illustration for how easily – and early – comparing ourselves to others begins.
She took her kids and a few of their friends to a day of fun at a local water park. On the very first ride, a young boy in their group was told he wasn’t tall enough to join everyone else.