Envy (Releasing Envy) ~ Subliminal

Releasing Envy — Envy is defined as a noun this way, a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck; and/or as a verb this way, desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to someone else. Release the little green monster and focus on all the good in your own life. An article in Psychology Today by Neel Burton, MD, considers envy under this lens: "Envy is mean and miserly, and arguably the most shameful of the deadly sins. Our envy is hardly ever confessed, not even to ourselves. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, envy is not synonymous with jealousy. If envy is the pain caused by the desire for the advantages of others, jealousy is the pain caused by the fear of losing our advantages to others. Jealousy is not circumscribed to the romantic sphere, but can also extend to such things as one’s friends, reputation, beauty, virginity, and so on. Compared to envy, jealousy is a lesser