Comments on: Jealous Much? FIRST in a series to help you change jealousy into inspiration http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/02/02/jealous-much-first-in-a-series-to-help-you-change-jealousy-into-inspiration/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Helping you build and maintain resilience for your writing...and your life. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carol Grannick http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/02/02/jealous-much-first-in-a-series-to-help-you-change-jealousy-into-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Carol Grannick Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:53:59 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=621#comment-123 You're so right, Lisa...Not only that, but my next post, second in the jealousy series, will deal with the kind of reminders we can give ourselves that would certainly apply to situations like driving, as well. Hope you'll let me know what you think! You’re so right, Lisa…Not only that, but my next post, second in the jealousy series, will deal with the kind of reminders we can give ourselves that would certainly apply to situations like driving, as well. Hope you’ll let me know what you think!

]]> By: Lisa Nowak http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/02/02/jealous-much-first-in-a-series-to-help-you-change-jealousy-into-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Lisa Nowak Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:22:02 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=621#comment-122 I've had a similar experience when I'm driving and some jerk cuts me off. It used to really tick me off, but I've begun to detach myself enough to say, "I notice that I'm really steamed about this." It's way better than letting the anger direct your reactions. I’ve had a similar experience when I’m driving and some jerk cuts me off. It used to really tick me off, but I’ve begun to detach myself enough to say, “I notice that I’m really steamed about this.” It’s way better than letting the anger direct your reactions.

]]> By: Carol Grannick http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/02/02/jealous-much-first-in-a-series-to-help-you-change-jealousy-into-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Carol Grannick Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:20:54 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=621#comment-120 Hi, Sebastyne: Thanks for taking the time not only to reply but to share your experience here. You may find the archived posts from November and early December particularly helpful in building the skills of resilience. I hope so...and I hope you'll visit and comment again. Hi, Sebastyne:
Thanks for taking the time not only to reply but to share your experience here. You may find the archived posts from November and early December particularly helpful in building the skills of resilience. I hope so…and I hope you’ll visit and comment again.

]]> By: Sebastyne http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/2010/02/02/jealous-much-first-in-a-series-to-help-you-change-jealousy-into-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Sebastyne Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:49:15 +0000 http://theirrepressiblewriter.com/?p=621#comment-119 Great advice here. :) I noticed this myself with feelings like worry and discontentment and the sort, pretty much anything negative, that if you fight the feeling it becomes a lot more to handle. If I just let it "wash over me", it is gone pretty much as soon as it arrived. Earlier, it could take me days to get over it and I'd get a big knot in the stomach. Now if I get a negative feeling, I notice it and as you said, invite it into my mind and then soon realize there was nothing that horrible about it after all...Pretty cool. I'll be waiting for the next step! (I've been avoiding other writers out of fear of jealousy before, but I think I can handle it now...) Great advice here. :)

I noticed this myself with feelings like worry and discontentment and the sort, pretty much anything negative, that if you fight the feeling it becomes a lot more to handle. If I just let it “wash over me”, it is gone pretty much as soon as it arrived.

Earlier, it could take me days to get over it and I’d get a big knot in the stomach. Now if I get a negative feeling, I notice it and as you said, invite it into my mind and then soon realize there was nothing that horrible about it after all…Pretty cool.

I’ll be waiting for the next step! (I’ve been avoiding other writers out of fear of jealousy before, but I think I can handle it now…)

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