If true competition existed, there would be little or no individuality. We all would be capable of accomlishing the same purposes in the world, filling the same roles, and expressing the same creations. This is not so. Each of us are as unique as our finger prints, and just as individual in specific purpose. The problem most of us encounter is "finding" our true place. The gifts which were planted within us at birth belong solely to each person, and not a one of us can have nor fulfill another's true place and divine inheritence. Whatever you may have lost or failed to attain thus far was not really yours to keep. It served its purpose in your life, to instruct you and lead you further down your path, but it was never meant to belong to you. What is yours, by divine right, cannot be taken from you, and neither can you hold onto anything that isn't yours. Whether it be relationship or finance, this principle holds firm. You never again need to fear that another will "steal" anything from you! If it is truly yours, no one else can fill your shoes. Once you understand this spiritual law, you will never again feel the need to compete with another; fear of failure and loss will leave you.

To re-direct your thinking in this area, you will need to focus your attention on your own character and contributions... not anyone else's. Far too often, we are self-centered, which by paradox, causes us to keep our focus on all those around us... blaming, judging, comparing, critisizing, or worshipping. This thinking is self-centered, for what we are actually doing is either excusing or executing ourselves through our perceptions of others. In this respect, we attempt to either comfort, justify, or give ourselves reason to be failures, without ever having to face our flaws with honesty and accountablity. This is the very accomplishment you have made in completing Assignment Four.