Go at your own pace...

We have this tendency as human beings to look at everyone around us and compare them to our own. We look at the things that we don't have instead of appreciating what we do have. This isn't right. Be thankful for what you have, you don't know how long you'll have it for. I write this because sometimes I look at other peoples lives and find that they go out more than me or have more friends than me or for whatever trivial reason - their life seems better than mine. This was how I constantly felt when I was bullied but then I had reason too.now, I usually look at my life and feel incredibly satisfied with it - especially because I seem to have made substantial progress with my social life. I have gone from being someone who out of fear never wanted to go and mix with others, now I'm often the one out of my group of friends who organises some of our gatherings. I make things happen which I wish I had done in the past. I look at my life and think it's amazing and I might not go out every Friday and Saturday night but I do manage most Saturdays which is good by my standards. Yes occasionally I see those who use to bully me when I'm out and although sometimes they laugh at me - they are usually stunned at the fact im out and dressed up and look a million miles away from that shy , insecure girl they used to attack. Except, I'm not - I am the same girl, the problem they used to bully me for has pretty much gone away and I have more confidence and probably look less geeky but I'm the same person underneath. I have the life I always wanted and dreamed about for years so how can I be ungrateful for that?