Feeling jealous????
The world wide web is full of useful knowledge. My wife found a site last night that had some interesting quotes on the subject of jealousy. Here are a few.
Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. ~Maya Angelou
Jealousy is the great exaggerator. ~Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, The Conspiracy of Fiesco, 1783
Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. ~Honore de Balzac
And my favorite,
Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative - self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it's a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them. ~Jennifer James
I've never understood jealousy. Although I feel I don't get jealous I am sure at some point in my life I have been jealous. I don't remember it ever gaining me anything though. I have seen jealousy destroy the most proud of men. They could have all the money and fame in the world but the simplest, poorest of men can have something they want. The old saying "money can't buy happiness" comes into play here. I've seen jealousy rip family’s apart and split churches, and over what? So and so has something I want or they do something better than me? As adults and Christians we have to recognize jealousy and destroy it.
Jealousy in the end boils down to insecurity. Most problems in life can come down to someone being insecure about something. When you see someone else that looks better than you or seems happier than you or makes more money than you that insecurity transforms into jealousy, and in turn you will become consumed and not even realize it. We should all strive to except ourselves and love ourselves. If we, deep down inside, hate ourselves and consider ourselves a failure when compared to others we will never be able to show true love. Being able to truly love others means that you have found a way to love yourself with all your strengths and weaknesses.
In the end, find your own value as you see it. not measured against someone else. You will either find people weaker than you that make you feel better about yourself or you will find people that you will never measure up too. Strive to be the best you can be. Not the best in someone else’s eyes.
Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. ~Maya Angelou
Jealousy is the great exaggerator. ~Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, The Conspiracy of Fiesco, 1783
Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. ~Honore de Balzac
And my favorite,
Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative - self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it's a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them. ~Jennifer James
I've never understood jealousy. Although I feel I don't get jealous I am sure at some point in my life I have been jealous. I don't remember it ever gaining me anything though. I have seen jealousy destroy the most proud of men. They could have all the money and fame in the world but the simplest, poorest of men can have something they want. The old saying "money can't buy happiness" comes into play here. I've seen jealousy rip family’s apart and split churches, and over what? So and so has something I want or they do something better than me? As adults and Christians we have to recognize jealousy and destroy it.
Jealousy in the end boils down to insecurity. Most problems in life can come down to someone being insecure about something. When you see someone else that looks better than you or seems happier than you or makes more money than you that insecurity transforms into jealousy, and in turn you will become consumed and not even realize it. We should all strive to except ourselves and love ourselves. If we, deep down inside, hate ourselves and consider ourselves a failure when compared to others we will never be able to show true love. Being able to truly love others means that you have found a way to love yourself with all your strengths and weaknesses.
In the end, find your own value as you see it. not measured against someone else. You will either find people weaker than you that make you feel better about yourself or you will find people that you will never measure up too. Strive to be the best you can be. Not the best in someone else’s eyes.
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