who am i better than, im better than i used to be,
im gonna keep on getting better so you better just get used to me
if you think thats a cop out then hear my point
truthfully cos chances are deep down this is how you used to be
if your aim is to be as good as scroobius pip,
once you finally achieved it your standards will slip
but if your goal is only to improve on yourself
then the quest is never over no matter how big your wealth
This rings true for me in many ways. No, I don't want to be a rapper and be as good, or better than Scroobius Pip. But I think any time we look at our gifts and talents, we can apply this. We always look at someone else and wish we could be as good as them or that we'll make it when we're better than them and so on, until we crush our confidence so much that we don't think we are any good to begin with.
So what I take from this lyric is that I can aim to be as good as Mike Colon, Jesh de Rox or The Image is Found, but what will I have gained when I get there? My goal is not to be like them, or as good as them (as great as they are!). The only thing I can do is to be as good as I can be. I can constantly improve on myself and get better than who I am now and then next year, be better than I will be tomorrow.
I think this can apply to all of us. If we only worry about being better than we are now, and improving on our current skills, then we are far better off. For starters, we aren't comparing ourselves to others and getting caught up in a subconscious competition of who's better than who. And that never works, because there is always someone better than you.
So, be who you are and tomorrow try to be better than you were today. And it's okay to be inspired and thrilled by those you admire, we all need to learn from someone, but we should also have our own twist on things. Be relevant to yourself, inspired by your soul, made better by your circumstances and life lessons. If we spend our time wishing we were as good as so-and-so, we won't accomplish much. But if we spend our time improving on ourselves, we're always accomplishing what we set out to do.
God has blessed me greatly with the ability to do what I love. It's selfish of me to wish I could be like someone else. I've been immensely showered blessings upon and I can see time and time again how God has been the one who weaves together so many open doors in my business and my life. I am so thankful for this, yet I often take it for granted.
I can only be as good as I am and only improve upon what I know now. It doesn't seem like such an intimidating mindset when you look at it this way. I don't have to be the best in the world or the US or be known by other photographers, I have to be reliant on God, trust in Him and believe that he will give me the strength and courage to help me grow in my business and as a woman of God. It's easy to get our priorities misplaced and get caught up in who has what camera, editing software, house, car, etc. But these things are not what life is about and I'm not going to continue to let myself get caught up in these things.
I am Krystal Mann. I am a photographer. I love what I do. I love my family more. I am a sinner and I make a lot of mistakes. I am saved by grace and God is my number one priority.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. - Proverbs 3:5-6
