Oct. 12, 2022
Ep. 81 How to Stop Envying Other People
I've recently gotten in touch with my own inner feelings of envy, which I've repressed for a long time out of shame and self-judgement. But I do have those feelings at times and in this episode I'll talk about how I'm working through them along with old wounds that have led me to believe I'm not good enough. I've turned to the Greater Good Science Center for some of their recommendations to help me out (https://greatergood.berkeley.edu). Here are the steps I'm taking to work through these uncomfortable feelings:
- Admit that they are present.
- Recognize that it's okay to feel disappointment and pain when things don't work out the way I had hoped.
- Explore my expectations and attachments to a particular outcome.
- Cultivate compassion and joy for other people who are succeeding in ways that I am not.
- Focus on ways that I can grow or change.
- Be grateful for all that I have.