A person who once steeped herself in envy of anyone who was successful changes her approach, by understanding her longing and her fear. It's good info for us who have ACEs that trigger our fears all the time.
.....In this way, my perspective on my envy began to shift rather rapidly.
Suddenly, instead of intense jealousy, I perceived intense longing. When crowds of envious inner thoughts brought on waves of envious inner feelings, I trained myself to instead tune right in to the deep desire and the fear hiding out underneath them.
I saw that the depth of my longing was activating my fear, and my fear was activating my self-protective defenses, which were manifesting as envy and ill-will towards others who were succeeding where I saw myself as failing.
To continue reading this essay by Shannon Cutts, go to: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/...eoples-good-fortune/
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