"A little piece of us dies inside every time a friend has a new success."--Wilde
I'm not sure I agree with this. Perhaps when we first react to something that might make us jealous, but I don't think it stays that way.
The reason I'm thinking of this subject is because I went to the Spa for a pedicure, and for some reason when I'm there lots of Women come into talk. It's happened three times now, and when I'm the only one actually getting a treatment it's a little awkward getting that much attention. I'm getting to know all of my beauticians girl friends. And we women really have that instinct to compare and be jealous. They are all still single and fighting for that MAN OF THEIR DREAMS, the PERFECT MARRIAGE, and the FUTURE WITH LOTS OF PROMISE, and trying to balance that with all their GIRL FRIENDS. I've already got my WONDERFUL HUSBAND and HAPPILY EVER AFTER, but I'll be honest jealousy gets me once in a while. Concerning other things of course... And when it does I have to take a step back and think it through...I'm definitely still learning, but I think everyone is. The little things I've learned are:
- My Jealous comes from fear and worry. Worries that I might not get to reach my dreams, as those around me already have or will.
- I've learned that number one is silly. I'm the person that has to work hard to achieve my dreams, and sometime that takes time.
- Now the Lord may throw a kink into my dreams, and if He decides to do that it's okay. I can always be happy with my life, that's my attitude, and I do have a choice of what it is. It's all a mental/spiritual choice.
- Yeah, I'm stubborn...I don't like to let those feelings go as quickly as I should, but I hope I always will. Bad feeling hurt me more.
- If I stop and evaluate my life, a swift spiritual prompting (aka The Holy Ghost) comes over me and tells me to, "Knock it off! Let it go! I can sweep those right out for you, if you ask me to."
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