| Envy isn't listed amongst the 7 deadly sins for fun. It | | | | never have seen as recently as a century ago. You |
| really can be bad for you. So how can you go about | | | | don't have to grow your own food or physically |
| dealing with your envy before it deals with you? | | | | battle with others to keep your human rights. Be |
| We all feel envious at times. That's normal. But | | | | happy about this! Your happiness will help your envy |
| holding on to the feeling of envy is bad news. | | | | to move away - envy doesn't much like happy, |
| Follow these useful tips to help you stop being | | | | contented people (I guess it's envious of them). |
| envious: | | | | 4. Turn the envy around |
| 1. Chill. The person you're envying is probably busy | | | | Instead of being envious of that movie star's |
| envying something else | | | | multi-million dollar salary think about all the joy and |
| It's human nature to think that other people "have | | | | happiness they've brought into people's lives. Thank |
| things better than us". Whether it's the greenness of | | | | whatever you believe in for your good fortune to |
| your neighbors lawn, the brand new sports car | | | | witness this. Chances are that if someone or |
| they've just driven up in or the salary raise that a | | | | something makes you feel jealous there's an |
| colleague got (naturally they didn't deserve the raise - | | | | attraction for you. Turn that envy around and work |
| it should have been you!). Relax as best you can. | | | | out how you can share the goodness that you're |
| Swap what you're thinking about so that the feelings | | | | envious of with others. By turning your envious |
| of envy disappear or at least lessen. | | | | feelings into happy ones, you'll feel better in yourself |
| 2. Count your blessings | | | | and help others around you to feel better as well. |
| What do you have that other people could be | | | | 5. Don't bottle up your envy |
| envious of? Maybe it's your health, your looks, the | | | | Sometimes we're good at "bottling up" our feelings |
| home you live in, the fact that you can afford three | | | | and envious thoughts are no exception to this |
| square meals a day, whatever. Be present to what | | | | process. If you hold on to your envy as though a |
| you have rather than living in another "might have" | | | | part of you would disappear if your envy left, you'll |
| world. | | | | find that your envy starts eating away at you |
| 3. Be happy with yourself | | | | (sometimes literally). Instead, let your envious feeling |
| If you live in the Western world, chances are that | | | | drift off into the universe. Watch it waft away and |
| you are better off than everyone except royalty | | | | fizzle out - that's a fun thing to do and remarkably |
| was even a hundred years ago. You've got access | | | | easy as well! |
| to exotic foods that even kings and queens would | | | | |