When you should know better...

We all know that envy is an ugly monster, right? How many of you would raise your hand if someone asked who was envious of another’s life? I would hope that most of us, myself included, would understand that being envious of another’s life is not a good thing. I like to think that I’m a firm believer in hard work and perseverance. If we work hard and try to continue reaching for the stars we’ll get there eventually. I also like to think that I’m mature enough to understand that each person has his or her own story and that what we see on the outside is not as dreamy as it looks. Everyone has their own demons and struggles that they have dealt with to get where they are, right?

So what do you do when you find yourself wishing that you were in another person’s shoes? What happens when, despite the fact that you know better, you find yourself jealous of the life/situation of another person? What do you do when you find yourself daydreaming about what your life would be like if you were in the other person’s situation?

This is a good time to inform you that I have no answer for this. This blog is merely an attempt to empty thoughts from my mind so that I may stop going over the situation in my brain.

Should you not try to remind yourself that all things happen for a reason? Should you not remind yourself that there is a reason you are in your situation and there is also a reason the other person is in theirs? It doesn’t matter that you feel like your chance at that life was cut short. It doesn’t matter that you feel like you should be the one in his or her place. The fact of the matter is that you’re not and there is a good reason for this, I’m sure. So how do you make yourself understand that there is a perfectly good reason for you not being in the situation you feel you should be? The only thing I can say is that you must somehow convince yourself that the reason (whatever it is) that you’re not in a situation you feel should be yours is a good one. That, or just continue to fake the funk and pretend that the situation you see in front of you doesn’t bother you. Either way, grow the hell up and keep moving. Stop wanting what isn’t yours or isn’t for you.