Is the grass always greener?

Do you find that you are always looks at your friends, colleagues, acquaintances and complete strangers and thinking how much better they have it than you?
Do you think that they must go home, after a fun day in their fabulous job, to a loving other half, in their big, clean, decorated house, with well-behaved children, non shedding pets to an evening of laughter, fun and then lots of passion.
Do you think that the person in the queue in front of you in Asda must be the luckiest person in the world, because they are skinny and only have chocolate and wine in their trolley?
What about that person on the train, always smiling as their eye-devour their Iphone the whole journey?

They've all got it so much better than you, right? Probably WRONG!

It's funny how we make assumptions about the people around us, how we automatically see the imperfections in our own lives and wish we had what others have. But you never really know what goes on behind all those other doors and what is hidden from the surface.
It's very common, when meeting new people, and new potential friends that we see what we want to see, but sometimes we "see" too much in our picture of people, and to make a good impression, we ourselves don't want to start pouring our hearts out to new acquaintances. You don't want to scare them off, do you?
But rather than building a picture, based on absolutely nothing, of an idealist world you wished you lived in, that your friend probably does, and thus putting your own life down and feeling low about it, why don't you stand back and take a look at your own life. Look at the things that others might be envious of in YOUR life.
Yes, you might have just had a blazing row with your other half, but don't you just love the make up nooky. So what if your kids leave a trail of lego across the floor, purposely for your bare feet to find, check out that castle they just built. You never knew they were so creative.
Oh, and you're half a stone overweight? Poor skinny Minny down the road, hasn't eaten a piece of chocolate in two years, and there is a special offer on Thornton's with your name on it.

If you stop drooling over the fence at the greener grass (or are you looking through green tinted glasses), and look at your own grass, you will notice, between the tiny bare and muddy patches that always catch your eye, that the grass is actually not only a lush, deep green, but there are also Daisy's popping up all over it and it looks pretty, damn fine.  Then take a peek at your friends peering over at your grass, with that same look in their eyes, and do them a favour by pointing out their own Daisy's. Then move indoors and look at something that really makes you smile. Hold that thought in your head, and next time you wish your life was like your friend's, bring that thought forward and let the others wonder why you're so damn happy and smiley!