Day 3741: The other side of the fence

Perhaps you’ve heard the expression “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence,” which speaks to the cognitive distortion of comparison, where we see ourselves and our circumstances as lesser than other people and their situations.

Now that we’ve gotten to the other side of that opening run-on sentence, I can tell you that today is Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day, which according to the National Days website “reminds people to appreciate what they have instead of focusing on what other people have. This is a great day to practice gratitude for all the good things in your life and remind yourself that no matter how good things look on the other side, you never know the whole story.”

In other words, don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides — a phrase I have written on my white board at work.

I just tried unsuccessfully to find a picture of “don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides” on my white board, but I found this instead:

In that photo of a neighbor’s yard, the grass is always browner on the other side of the fence (but the dog doesn’t seem to care).

I know this is a stretch, but the bathroom tile is always browner on the other side of the shower door, which is being installed today.

In other shower news, I can get rid of the intermittent banging noises in the pipes simply by lowering the water temperature, which is probably for the best. I’m glad to be on the other side of the fence of the anger I blogged about yesterday.

I’m on the fence about whether today’s other images are appropriate for Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day. What do you think?

I can’t even imagine being on the other side of the fence of 12 hours of sleep, but I’m not going to compare my insides to the Daily Bitch’s outsides.

Here’s what’s on the other side of the fence at YouTube:

Thanks to all who are on the other side of the fence with me here and now, including YOU!