Comparison uses the measurement of judgment. That is why when 
we compare ourselves to others, we lose sight of our being, of who we are. 

There are so many things we fear we won't measure up to. We live in 
fear of not measuring up to expectations, to each other, to the jobs we
do, to our parents, to our children, to our own  potential.  We say, the 
problem isn't that we don't measure up.  The problem is, we get caught 
up in comparison, in using the measurement  of judgment. Truly, whatever 
we judge, whoever we judge, is of no use to us,  for we have lost sight of 
their gifts.

It is interesting that we call our measurement, our comparison devices,
rulers, for they do indeed rule us. The moment we move into comparison, 
we move into judgment; we move off center, we move out of the awareness 
of our own and others gifts.

What if instead of trying to measure up to some standard we could 
invite God's best, our inner best to come forth. This invitation brings all the
gifts forward to be expressed and experienced. What is jealousy but a 
comparison to a perceived lack? What is insecurity but a belief we must
compare ourselves to another's life, another's accomplishments?

Comparison is a lose-lose proposition, for if you compare yourself and find
yourself "wanting", you lose sight of what is truly within you. If you compare
yourself to another and find yourself "better than" you have lost sight of
the worth of that person.

We invite you to see that you'll never measure up to anything, for measurement
can never be satisfied; it has its basis in lack, in not seeing the gifts within
us.  It is time to see comparison for what it really is - it is the place where we
lose sight of the worth within us, where we lose sight of our connection to Source,
and all the gifts of Source. Our gifts cannot be measured. Who we are cannot be
compared - it is priceless.