Jealousy

"[Beware of] jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is... You must train yourself to let go of that which you fear to lose." - Master Yoda, Revenge of the Sith

A little while ago I caught myself being jealous. This is my confessional.

Jealous of:

• The people who the people I miss make time to see
• People who travel
• People who have someone to travel with
• Happy couples
• Unhappy couples
• Couples with children
• Singles with children
• Anyone who resents their children, even intermittently
• People who know what they want to do with their life
• People who do what they want to do with their life
• People who travel to warm places
• People who live in warm places

I'd like to ask Mr. Lucas one day over cocoa on what the spiritual advice imparted by his characters is based. The advice is sound, in this case. Jealousy can be conquered by imagining the worst has already happened. Feel it. Accept it. Decide how to proceed from there. After working this out the other day, I wrote this on the white board near my front door:

"What can I do today to make it better?"