Join me on a journey of healing, self-awareness, and spiritual growth and learn how to manage emotions like jealousy and greed.
Jealousy is a powerful emotion
Some people experience it more intensely than others. Like any emotion, we can learn to empower ourselves by mastering the energy within it. If we allow negative emotions—or any emotion—to fester, they become magnified and tend to attract similar energies. Therefore, taking care of and being mindful of negative feelings is crucial for our well-being.
About two decades ago, when I was in my thirties, I wrote a prose titled “Jealousy.” Today, I’m sharing it on my blog, both in written form and as a video (see the YouTube link below—please read through first!).
I enjoy reading it aloud, almost as if I am my own Hamlet on stage!
Around the same time, I also wrote other pieces, including “Greed,” “Tortured Mind, Tortured Soul,” and “Sweet Innocence,” among many others. At that time, I was immersed in deep grief, viewing the world through its lens, and writing became a way to cleanse and release my soul.
All these works are included in my book, A Leap of Faith. This book can be seen as an autobiographical collection written in poetic prose—poetry from the soul, meant to touch and uplift others’ spirits.
Below are words from the prologue of a particular section of my book titled FIRE: SPIRIT & MIND—Cleansing:
Society and the breeding of jealousy
Society and the Breeding of Jealousy
The onslaught of productivity and access to so much brings with it a comparative and competitive society that wants more. The impact of such an environment on the individual is more focused on what one doesn’t have or wants, more so than on what one does have. Gratitude becomes lost, and jealousy takes reign.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) famously posed an insightful question:
“It is quite true that man lives by bread alone—when there is no bread. But what happens to man’s desires when there is plenty of bread and his belly is chronically filled?”
— From A Theory of Human Motivation
So, I leave you with this for today and I am looking forward to sharing so much more!
With love Anna Jane
To learn more about Anna, visit her blog HERE and her website HERE
