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Eliminating Jealousy - A Needless Emotion

Expert Author Kelli Cooper

Jealousy is one of the most destructive emotions we can harbor yet it is completely unnecessary. We act as if the universe handed us an itinerary at birth with some of us getting a life the equivalent of an all-expenses paid five star resort exotic vacation while the rest of us were booked for mediocrity and a humdrum existence. Our lives are what we make of them and the power to create our most ideal circumstances lie within us. There is no need for jealousy because we have complete control over the course of our lives. There is no need to go without the things we want because we have the power to bring them into our existence. A big factor in getting what we want is creating positive feelings around the thoughts of our desires. If the only time we are thinking about what we want is piqued by the jealousy we feel for not having it, we are pushing it even farther away.

Pay close attention to the things you envy as that is a good indicator of what you truly want in life. The next time you find yourself being jealous, turn that emotion around and make a decision that you will manifest that thing in your life. This applies to intangibles as well such as personality traits and behaviors. Maybe you find yourself getting jealous of your friend's cool, calm reaction to the same situation as you simultaneously flip out and act totally irrational. While I am not a big fan of focusing on the negative, it can sometimes serve as springboard to gaining clarity about the good things we desire. Perhaps you can sit down a make a list of all things that evoke jealousy. Examine this list and be honest with yourself about why you are jealous of these things. In this examination, you might find that you do not even really want certain things, you just think you should. For example, maybe you are jealous of your sister' solid marriage and 2 children or your friend's successful corporate career. But upon examination, you find that you are only jealous because your parents give you so much grief about your own lifestyle and constantly compare you to these people. You realize you only want these things to get their approval.

We also have to consider however, that we cannot change some things that evoke our jealousy and we must come to terms with them and incorporate these factors into our plan for ideal living. Perhaps you have children and you are jealous of the freedom of your child free counterparts. Chances are you love your children enough that you would not consider giving them up and you might have to modify some of your goals, at least temporarily. It might not be prudent to travel the world for a year alone if you have a 3 year old. It is important to take responsibility for your choice to have a family and the responsibility that comes along with it. Taking responsibility for choices empowers you to make the best of your situation instead of playing the victim role.

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