Jealousy

According to www.merriam-webster.com:

Definition of JEALOUS

1 a: intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness b: disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness

2: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage

3: vigilant in guarding a possession

According to www.psychologytoday.com:

A Signal to Look Within

Jealousy is an extremely painful emotion; social exclusion, whether real or imagined, always hurts. It throws the mind into turmoil and is difficult to dislodge. ... there are huge individual differences in the propensity for jealousy, and there is emerging evidence that elements of personality influence some of them. Those who are most insecure, in fact, may be most unrealistic in perceiving threats and making accusations. But this same view of jealousy also suggests that the emotion need not be unleashed on a destructive path; it can instead serve a highly constructive purpose—as a valuable signal to look within and repair one's own sense of self. That, in turn, can only improve relationships. Jealousy, it seems, says more about the bearer than about the deeds or misdeeds of [others] ...

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Yup. Take it for what it's worth.

Jealousy

The letter J stands for JEALOUSY.
Blech.

*head desk*

Really? Should I admit this to the blog-o-sphere? Say it outloud? Type it for the whole world to see?

I am jealous.

I am jealous of the writers who get it right on their first draft, their first query, their first deal, their first book, their first movie, their first diet, their first car, their first dental exam, their first lottery ticket, their first everything.

But then ... people probably look at me and think, "WOW! I'm so jealous of HER! She has a perfect husband, perfect children, a perfect dog, a perfect marriage, a perfect house, a perfect personality. She has it all!"

BWahahahahahaha

Okay. I feel so much better now.

Tomorrow, maybe I'll post on kindness. Maybe.

Tell the truth ... are you jealous of anything?