by Intention InspiredWeek 7, Day 7 of The Artist's Way
Today, let's learn how our jealousy can inspire liberating creative action.
JEALOUSY (continued)
Jealousy is always a mask for fear: fear that we aren’t able to get what we want; frustration that somebody else seems to be getting what is rightfully ours even if we are too frightened to reach for it. At its root, jealousy is a stingy emotion. It doesn’t allow for the abundance and multiplicity of the universe. Jealousy tells us there is room for only one—one poet, one painter, one whatever you dream of being.
The truth, revealed by action in the direction of our dreams, is that there is room for all of us. But jealousy produces tunnel vision. It narrows our ability to see things in perspective. It strips us of our ability to see other options. The biggest lie that jealousy tells us is that we have no choice but to be jealous.
Perversely, jealousy strips us of our will to act when action holds the key to our freedom.
(The Artist's Way, 2016, p. 123 – 124)
Read today's affirmation out loud with vigor and delight:
I move past my jealous concerns by taking faithful action.
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THE JEALOUSY MAP
Your jealousy map will have three columns. In the first column, name those whom you are jealous of. Next to each name write why. Be as specific and accurate as you can. In the third column, list one action you can take to move toward creative risk and out of jealousy.
When jealousy bites, like a snakebite it requires an immediate antidote. On paper, make your jealousy map.
WHO WHY ACTION ANTIDOTE
________ ___________ __________________
________ ___________ __________________
________ ___________ __________________
Even the biggest changes begin with small ones. Green is the color of jealousy, but it is also the color of hope. When you learn to harness its fierce energy on your own behalf, jealousy is part of the fuel toward a greener and more verdant future.
“With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.”
– Keshavan Nair
How will you harness the fierce energy of jealousy today?
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I will harness the fierce energy of jealousy today by noticing it and allowing it to inspire qualities that I’m excited to cultivate. What better person to help me grow in those ways than the person who inspired this creative jealously? 😉