I've tried to keep from being jealous when I hear about others having great success. I suppose it's a human trait (how many times have I heard people say "She's so beautiful--I hate her") but it makes no logical sense. So I try to suppress it.
I try to be genuinely happy for people when they do well, and most of the time I do okay. I especially love to hear about people having success after a long period of failure. Gives me hope!
Today I heard this quote: "Resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." (Maybe by Carrie Fisher, but maybe she was quoting someone else.)
The Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.
Resentment and jealousy will only poison my well.
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Margot is a mom of seven and pretty much crazy from it. Online she's known as the Damsel in Dis Dress and blogs at the Old School (http://www.mynewoldschool.com/) and twitters at @the_damsel.
A blog about her writing adventures is found at Inklings.