Comparison will steal your peace, groundedness, clarity, patience slowly and surely. We compare under varying circumstances, most common when we've fallen out of step with what we know has been calling to us, the best versions of ourselves we could possibly be and conditioning. Here's a visual analogy to remind you that comparing ourselves to others is a funny way to pull ourselves forward. If you're a papaya tree, you've got no business comparing yourself to a cucumber or squash vine seedling.