Your Survival Kit for the Jealousy Jungle
Jealousy hits with the force of a freight train and will knock you off your game quicker than most emotional hits in life.
Have you ever experienced jealousy? It’s as if a crazy spider monkey takes over within you, you can’t think or respond with any amount of clarity. You facial expressions change along with body language and intonation. Jealousy or envy flow from an ungrateful heart and, if prolonged, have the ability to physiologically affect your body. Proverbs 14:30 says,“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”
Envy flows from a desire to have what someone else has, jealousy is fueled by the fear that someone will take away something you have, as is the case in relationships. These are creepy little serpents that rob you of your ability to rejoice with those who experience prosperity and joy in life. These two serpents slither from a space of lack and scarcity, the pit of victimization and entitlement: I want what you have. The bottom line of this imprisoned response to life flows from the following belief: I need what you have in order to feel successful; loved; enough; complete; I have made it. What’s your muse?
Jealousy acts as a fertilizer to stress in the body. It flows from feelings of inadequacy. When you find yourself imprisoned by the serpent of jealousy you disconnect yourself from creativity and inner inspiration. Basically, in those moments of envy and jealousy you forget the unique value you bring to this world and the confidence that flows from knowing you are safe and secure. In the jealousy space, you become consumed with the “I’m not good enough just as I am” mentality.
Whenever you choose to stop the craze of comparison, you open yourself up to your God given ability to celebrate your uniqueness and others.
Next time you notice that envy knot in your stomach, start to connect to everything you are grateful for in life. This will get you out of your head and back into your heart where love can have its way with you again. Here, you can remember that you are beautifully and wonderfully created in love and for love, lacking nothing for a life of value. You will notice that you have an expanded ability to tune into and participate in collaborative efforts for a greater good on earth.
Have full confidence that the unique beauty you bring into this world contains the essential notes needed to create this beautiful symphony of life, as do those around you.
Survival Kit in the Jealousy Jungle:
- A Stick:to beat off the serpent who has slithered in the back door of your mind fueling thoughts of threat and attack.
- Water:to quench your not-enoughness thirst that fuels comparisons and fear that you will lose something of value.
- Back pack:to carry theskills you needto shift your mind, body and emotions back into peace and confidence.
- Sneakers:to help you jump off the stage of drama ASAP and questions for clarity to avoidmind-reading story-telling and assumptions.
If you forget any of the above items and suddenly find yourself in the Jealousy Jungle surrounded by the wild animals of fear, self-doubt and suspicion immediately stop, drop, roll and run as fast as you can to your nearest convenience store to pick up your survival kit materials.
You face a critical choice point with each hit of jealousy you face: embrace the opportunity to grow beyond the insecurity and bloom in spite of the heavy emotional attack surrounding you. Make generous assumptions and ask questions for clarity, then prune for growth, remember your unique worth and value, shake it off and begin again.
Additional Support Resources:
For those fun confrontation moments as you seek clarity and avoid mind-reading explore IMAGO. Dialogue.
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