I did lots of writing today. I am almost at page 100 of my novel.

However, I feel like I am "behind" because some of the other writers in my writing group are further ahead in their novels than I am. Of course - because they started much earlier!!! Yet sometimes I feel like I have to catch up, which is dumb. I've always been a slow writer anyways, but in this case I am going along at what (for me) is a good clip.

It's hard not to compare ourselves to others, isn't it?

For instance, my husband and I are not poor, but we are the poorest in our families. Some people judge us for that, like we didn't work as hard or save as much. Comparisons are odious.

I wish we could stop comparing. Nobody has the right to judge someone else.