Life is full of strife. Many distractions do not come from others but through your own thoughts. Shame, guilt, and fear are triggered through competing, comparing and regretting. These three elements are a distraction, and will become a hindrance to whatever you are trying to achieve.
When you compete with others, you start to lose yourself. You become a slave to the system in order to surpass others. Blinded by the emotions of pride and envy, it will overwhelm and take control of you.
When you compare, you become insecure. The success of others wears you down and tramples you. Hearing the success and great things other people had done angers and kill your soul for you want to be like them too.
When you regret, you become ashamed. Your past becomes a barrier to your future because of the present negative thought process. You will eventually be swallowed by regrets, thinking of all the bad steps that should have been avoided.
Life is full of strife, and only by not competing, comparing and regretting are you able to not lose yourself from your own thoughts and actions. Without these three elements, you are free and unrestricted. Let the bonds be broken, and the tides be swept clean.
