“To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self” ~ Joan Didion
Everyone has been jealous at one time or another. As well-adjusted, well-mannered and well intentioned we may be, we have all felt the pangs of envy. Someone got the job, car, hot guy, hot girl or fabulous opportunity that we wanted. As much as we may fight the urge, we’re annoyed and irritated at their success. Questions like, “Why them”, “Why not me”, and some a little less tame fly around our hearts and heads.
We make inappropriate comments, become competitive and mean. We feel bad about it. We’ve been taught that jealousy is a bad thing. After all, the best among us tell us to be happy for others, celebrate their successes and take the high road.
And we can. If we are willing to step back, look at our jealousy, learn from it and take constructive, not competitive action, jealousy can catapult us to the next level.
Jealousy, is, first and foremost an indication that we are not satisfied with the way things are. It is not about “them” and what “they” have or did. It’s about us. By sitting down and asking the question “Why am I so envious?” we can learn a lot and develop a plan to get to where we want to be. Looking at our own envy can teach us:
This gives us plenty to work with in terms of goal setting. Instead of spending the time and energy seething over what the next person has or received, we can turn Jealousy around and use it as a springboard. The next time we feel it creep up here’s a 4 step plan to build a blueprint for a new life.
By shifting our energy around jealousy and transforming it into a powerful tool for self-discovery and goal setting, we can step out of the sea of people envying others to being the object of envy. But by that time, we probably will be so happy living it won’t matter.
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