i found myself wondering laura if you meant bf/gf jealousy rather than ordinary envy/coveting
its weird that like an hour ago i was sitting in quiet thinking about my envy
what i envy, the way i envy...as a friend is dying that i have envied- and i have been again faced with the fact that we never know another's life or path or true circumstance, nor the meaning of it all. all the why's ya know?
why do they get to be happy? wheres mine? etc
there was a time in my life when i was very disciplined in being a cheerleader for all even tho it took practice to cultivate that state of mind it became second nature.
this week i have been faced with the fact that i have slowly been slipping back to that comparison junk and i remember what i have been taught by a practice i am involved with; never compare your insides to somebody else's outsides, cuz we just dont know. we must admit we dont have a full and accurate picture of them but we need to be tending what we do have.
finding this thread and having such confirmation ( i think such synchronicity- at least for me is confirming) and being able to share this has set me back straight now- or at least put a new awareness on that for me.
if its a numbers game eventually you hit right? i mean it is possible
as you say the pace doesnt feel inappropriate and you know what THAT feels like.
sometimes things have been ticking along in 2 lives and then things just fall in place-together
i think mickey and i had been arcing for a few years before meeting and the time we spent being friends first helped that be seen and build something and in the big picture i do see the way we dovetailed in our journeys and indeed became ready for each other
we aint gettin any younger- who knows and why not?
happy for ya because even if this doesnt pan out you are oh so much closer to THE one.
RE: Jealousy
interestingim not jealous of either of you