I’ve been thinking a lot about envy and feelings of inadequacy. Envy is not jealousy. Envy is wanting what others have versus jealousy is fear of losing something. Both are destructive emotions and I’ve felt the negative repercussions of both at various times in my life.

The other day someone told me that if I spend time feeling envious of others, it takes away time and energy I can spend on doing or having the things I want in my own life. Envy just causes me to get in my own way and keeps me from achieving my own happiness.

I’ve thought about this a lot lately. I have tripped myself up at times just by simply taking my eyes off my own goals and unraveling all my hard work in my own life.

The other thing to add to this is that I’m wondering why in some cases I feel perfectly content and I truly don’t care what anybody else would have to say or what they are doing. Yet in other cases I do get hung up on envy and I wonder what is the difference between one situation versus another. That’s something for me to really think about and work on.

I would appreciate any thoughts you have to add to this. I want to reflect on it for a while.