What To Do About ENVY
According to R.T. Kendall, Jealousy: The Sin No One Talks About (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2010), in thirteen steps. Step One: Admit it to yourself . This is easy. I know that I'm envious, jealous even. It more or less defines my relationship with my siblings, and I have struggled for years with feeling envious of my colleagues and fellow fencers. I am envious of my sister for being so beautiful , of my brother for his travels and his training in so many languages . I am envious of my colleagues for the books that they have published and for their promotions to full professor, particularly those who have been promoted (unlike me) before publishing their second book . You know, if you have been following me all these years on the blog, that I am envious of my fellow fencers , particularly those who have placed higher in tournaments than I have with fewer years of experience on the strip. So, we're done with this step, right? Wrong....