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The Spirituality of Jealousy: Can It Help You Achieve Your Best Life?

The Spirituality of Jealousy: Can It Help You Achieve Your Best Life? by Danyelle Simone. Photograph of hand writing in journal by Glenn Carstens-Peters
Photograph by Glenn Carstens-Peters

Jealousy doesn’t have to be this ugly feeling you supress. Instead, use jealousy as a tool to identify what you want so that you may create a better life.

I used to think jealousy was an ugly emotion. I thought it wasn’t ‘spiritual’ to experience feelings of jealousy or resentment. 

I spent hours comparing myself to others on social media —

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