How Can I Be Free?

The alarm goes off. I grab my phone before my eyes fully open.

"Oh, she's already doing yoga. I'm still in bed..."

"What? My colleague got promoted again. When will it be my turn..."

"Mom's texting about the neighbor's daughter getting married again..."

Before the day even begins, I'm already a loser.

Aren't you fighting this war every morning too?

Why am I living like this?

Wait, let's think about this.

When did life become a report card?

Successful people earn X amountNormal people should be marriedAccomplished people own designer bagsPopular people get lots of likes

And these standards keep changing.

Last year, showing off international trips was trending.This year, it's real estate.Next year? Who knows what it'll be.

We spend our entire lives chasing things we can never catch.