JEALOUSY AND ENVY

When jealousy or envy hits, it is like a tidal wave that crashes through us and reveals the sticky mud of our insecurities, fears, and attachments. This always begins with the mental comparison that we are not being or having enough. If we are not careful, more subtle attacks of jealousy and envy can arise when we form agreements with society’s messages that are continuously bombarding us throughout our day.

Turn on the TV, radio, or computer, and within a few moments you can notice that some message is telling you that in some way, shape, or form you are not enough.

Practice

Through awareness, realize that any time you feel jealous or envious of someone, at the core of this feeling is an agreement that “you are not enough.” Nothing could be further from the truth. You are complete, total, perfect; the entire universe resides inside you.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.