One of my friends has always been quite jealous of other women, and I’m really not sure why. Boyfriends, clothes, jobs, holidays – anything anyone else had, she wanted or was annoyed she didn’t have. It started when we were teenagers, but even when we were 21 I can remember her sulking because another friend had given me a top she wanted or because a few of us had boyfriends and she didn’t. <\/p>\n
I thought it was the kind of thing you grew out of as you grew up, but no, even though she’s a married woman now with a beautiful family she’s still the same way. (I’ve learned to ignore it, she’s a good friend, I love her to bits and it’s just one of those things). Recently though I’ve noticed some other women – grown up women, mums – expressing their jealousy. <\/p>\n
Well of course it's good to be in touch with your emotions, but jealousy is not something I do at all, so I just find it a very difficult emotion to understand. <\/p>\n
Maybe it’s because I grew up in a house where I was always assured of love and never wanted for anything – food or toys. Even when my parents didn’t have any money (my dad worked two jobs for a few years to support his first wife and children), we never went without. I never felt envious of anyone else. Yes of course I could be richer, thinner, a best-selling novelist (that’s my own fault, I know what books I want to write, I just haven’t written them yet). <\/p>\n
But I can honestly say I’ve never looked at any of my friends, or colleagues, or fellow bloggers, and thought ‘I want what they have.’ I feel incredibly thankful, lucky, blessed, whatever you want to call it. <\/p>\n
You have to enjoy your own life and appreciate what you have rather than looking at what you don’t, surely? What do you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts. <\/p>\n
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