Jealousy and Envy

There's a method to my madness so just follow along.

According to cliffsnotes(dot)com:

Envy is the desire for something that someone else has, or a feeling of ill will over another person's advantages in general.

Jealousy is a resentful suspicion that someone else has what rightfully belongs to the jealous person.

In the end of the day, we can't afford to be jealous or envious of anyone because we don't know what goes on behind closed doors, and we don't know what that person has been through to get what they have now. 

People sometimes tell me how much they can't stand the fact that I look the way I look, with not much effort (like diet & exercise)  after having a baby. When I get stressed, I don't eat so I can attribute much of it to stress of being overworked and underpaid when I returned from maternity leave (but we'll save that story for another blog). People mix up weight and health. I can't run 1 short block without being out of breath. A few months ago I ended up in the E.R. because I was passing stones. Thought that was something that happened to old people, huh?

I spoke with/ read about some people who seemed to have been happily married since the beginning of time. Sometimes, someone in a great relationship is there because they endured some type of abuse in a previous relationship and is on to better things.On the other hand, there are the ones who put me in my place to know the SHIT they've put each other through at some point in time. Rev Run tweeted "a great relationship/marriage is just two ppl who are professional at forgiving."

All that glitters isn't gold. Be happy for others when they experience happiness and joy because God has a blessing with YOUR name on it and when you receive it, you would want someone to be happy for you too!

:D