Get Over Yourself

Get over yourself you are not that big of a deal, you have no right to a good life, a well paying job, or even good health.   Life is not fair, yes that jerk deserves what he has just as much as you do and maybe even more so.  And no, your arbitrary expectations that you have placed on your boss, your spouse or your friends do not really matter to anyone or anything but to you and your insignificant little world.
Sounds harsh doesn't it.  It really isn't, the point is that we think that the world owes us more that it does.  We think we deserve things that we haven't earned, and sometimes worse we think we have a right to it.  Like some soul singing diva we cry out in our heads, 'Doesn't the world know who I am!?'.
Now let me be clear about something I am not going against a positive attitude nor am I saying that one should not try to improve themselves and the world around them.  We should all strive to improve our lot, and I truly believe that you can't know what you are capable of until you have tried, failed and repeated the process until you either quit or die.  Many times we think we deserve something by some imaginary birth right.  The problem is that instead of focusing on the work and situation in front of us we rail against the world because it hasn't delivered to us our just desserts.
The point here is that we should avoid getting hung up on what is fair or what is not and comparing our status to others and simply define our goals, identify where we need to start to achieve them and roll up our sleeves and start working.
This is a mental trap, and I think it manifests itself in a number of ways but when you boil it down to its core I am talking about envy.  Which apparently is such a big issue that God identified it as one of the Big Ten do's and don'ts.  Most of the time when we think about envy we think about desiring something that someone has, like a car or a house or a certain job.  But it also applies to situations where we think we deserve more of something.  The reason you think you deserve more is because you are comparing yourself to others around you.
Humility is a great attribute, you can be humble and confident. Humility is freeing from the stand point that if you are humble you no longer have to worry how you measure up or compare to anyone else. The problem with comparisons in this life is that our paths are as unique and varied as we are. You simply focus on being the best you that God created you to be.
So get over yourself and start being yourself.