The Green Monster

The big trend these days is "going green" -- well, I plan to go "un-green" as in, rid myself of that green monster called JEALOUSY.

It occurs to me that jealousy is perhaps this country's (I speak for my own country since I am not familiar with others) biggest disease. And it's completely self-inflicted. And completely curable.

Think about the things that bother you in life: in your relationship, in your job, in your family life. At least for me, when I really rip things down to the center a lot of the unrest comes from jealousy.

I think that a lot of people out there have confused love with jealousy. If you truly TRULY love another person, you trust them completely and their happiness is essential to your own. There is no room for jealousy in that equation. It should be that way with everyone you love...not just someone you consider yourself in a 'capital R' relationship with.

Now that I have finally had this break through - I hope I can hang on to this, and remember it, and not fall victim to other people telling me it's OK to have jealous feelings. It isn't OK. It shouldn't be "natural", it shouldn't be "deserving", it shouldn't be "totally justified"; those are excuses!

Let's see if I can remember this epiphany and carry it with me. It won't be easy. My mind has been ingrained to think this way - and people around me will be fully supportive of any jealous habits I have because their minds are also ingrained to think that way. It's a hard habit to break...

But they say recognising and naming a problem is the first step to solving it. And I aim to be on my way.