Jealousy

Jealousy is not only fueled by a lack of gratitude but a missing or banished authenticity.

Maybe you do not crave to be captain… Maybe what you want in secret is authority and social status. To be heard. Authenticity is absent in this case of misguided interest. Remember that what you crave is conditional. It’s that old saying about stepping inside of someone else’s shoes. We say that phrase to embrace sympathy but what about understanding the surroundings of the desire you place inside of another’s life? What do they have that you would never want, would it be worth giving up yourself? If you want to enjoy that cake from scratch you must also buy the flour, tire your hands mixing the batter, and do the dishes after. Also, you must pay the gas bill. The privileges you have not been given offer you other blessings and often teach invaluable lessons. We lessen our ignorance in the places we have experienced lack rather than excess because we have had to find the knowledge on our own. So where does authenticity go in these times of envious ingratitude and how can we convince the Great Thing to return to us? Start with devotion, your rejection was damaging, and it is your responsibility now to guide it back with a trail of personal crumbs and loving intent. Your favorite song, food, person, pastime, all of these things that remind you of who you are. Mostly, stop running away from yourself.