jeal·ous·y
ˈjeləsē/
I think we have all been there! JEALOUSY! It is such a terrible thing, isn't it?! Gosh, I can recall my jealous days vividly.
-I'm not as pretty as her
-She is thinner than I am
-Her hair is prettier
-I am too short
This is only a sampling of the thoughts and expressions that laced my mind. But, you know what else consumed me? UNHAPPINESS. You see, when we allow jealousy to consume us we drop our happiness without even knowing it. My jealousy was always and still is predominately appearance associated. As you know weight has been my challenge, and to most people I am a normal, healthy weight...but, when I look in the mirror I see something else.
When I was spending time not loving the things about myself that comprise ME, the great things God blessed me with I was tossing my happiness right out the door. And, if I sit and criticize every little thing that I see as imperfect what am I teaching my daughter? I am teaching her to never really be happy with her body, and to always desire something else. This said, I think self-improvement is incredibly important in life...I think it is wonderful to always try and improve, and grow ourselves...but, not to a jealous degree.
I'm much much farther from my jealousy! Thank goodness, but, I still sometimes have to remember that I am made by God. He made me the way he wanted me, and it is my job to take care of what he created, and love what he has made. Jealously only strips away our happiness. I really like my happiness, and I really am learning to be ok with the way I am made also :-)
ˈjeləsē/
- the state or feeling of being jealous.
"a sharp pang of jealousy"
synonyms:envy, covetousness;resentment, resentfulness, bitterness, spite;
informalthe green-eyed monster
"he was consumed with jealousy"
suspicion, suspiciousness, distrust, mistrust, insecurity, anxiety;
possessiveness, overprotectiveness
"the jealousy of his long-suffering wife"
I think we have all been there! JEALOUSY! It is such a terrible thing, isn't it?! Gosh, I can recall my jealous days vividly.
-I'm not as pretty as her
-She is thinner than I am
-Her hair is prettier
-I am too short
This is only a sampling of the thoughts and expressions that laced my mind. But, you know what else consumed me? UNHAPPINESS. You see, when we allow jealousy to consume us we drop our happiness without even knowing it. My jealousy was always and still is predominately appearance associated. As you know weight has been my challenge, and to most people I am a normal, healthy weight...but, when I look in the mirror I see something else.
When I was spending time not loving the things about myself that comprise ME, the great things God blessed me with I was tossing my happiness right out the door. And, if I sit and criticize every little thing that I see as imperfect what am I teaching my daughter? I am teaching her to never really be happy with her body, and to always desire something else. This said, I think self-improvement is incredibly important in life...I think it is wonderful to always try and improve, and grow ourselves...but, not to a jealous degree.
I'm much much farther from my jealousy! Thank goodness, but, I still sometimes have to remember that I am made by God. He made me the way he wanted me, and it is my job to take care of what he created, and love what he has made. Jealously only strips away our happiness. I really like my happiness, and I really am learning to be ok with the way I am made also :-)