{"id":1979,"date":"2011-09-26T08:59:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T08:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hip97.com\/wp\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2012-10-31T23:51:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T15:51:42","slug":"making-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/2011\/09\/26\/making-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Making comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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By nature, I hate competing. <\/p>\n

I gave up competitive hockey when I was 12.
\nI gave up rhythmic gymnastics when I was 15.
\nI gave up playing volleyball when I was 17. <\/p>\n

I gave up not because I hated to lose \u2013\u00a0but because I couldn’t quite bear to swallow the fact that I couldn’t be number one. I compared myself to others all the time and if I couldn’t be number one, why bother at all? <\/p>\n

Suffice to say, I grew up a lot since then. I thought long and hard about how I wanted to live my life, and came to realize that I didn’t want to do things in the name of oneupmanship. <\/p>\n

So I did things that felt RIGHT<\/span>, not right by society’s standards (let’s face it \u2013 it’s one big race there too.) <\/p>\n

I lost a few battles and won a few too. I got a bit bolder and tried out things I normally wouldn’t (like quitting my job for Pikaland), and pushed my boundaries \u2013 and comfort zone \u2013 a little bit more everyday. The more I fell down and picked myself up in this big race, the more I realize that I’d very much prefer to play in the sandbox all by myself (you’re all invited, of course) instead of sprinting all the time. <\/p>\n

It’s really exhausting to keep up in the long run anyway.<\/p>\n

I’d rather build something that would be deeply satisfying in the long run as opposed to having a temporary medal hung around my neck.<\/p>\n

Have a lovely Monday folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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