Compairing yourself to others.

[Joe Knapp]

Psychologists tell us we should not compare our self to others.  However, I have been doing it for years. 

I was often concerned how long I would live and looked to my fathers health and my brother. Both are dead now for a while. 

I am the only Adventist in the family.  Now in my Seventies, I think about my brothers health and my father's health at my current age. 

Both of them were sick and going down hill. My brother, a smoker until death was wheelchair bound by this age. 

I praise God for my great health and for the Adventist message that placed such a focus on health. 

The difference between me and them is astonishing.  I continue to learn how to be a healthier person. I continue to make lifestyle changes to become healthier. 

If I compare my Adventist lifestyle to others (Americans) I know who are non Adventists, I can see a huge difference.  The blue zone is not about a location, It's about a lifestyle and the blessing from God.