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Hmm, haw. 2 years ago

My new roommate just started a flight attendant training program. I don’t know exactly why this bothers me but I recognize my feelings toward this as bitterness. It might be because I am the one going to school and working and progressing and she’s supposed to be the screwed up one (I don’t know why my wheels turn like these…I need to work on it) but every time she pulls her little notes out to study I roll my eyes. It could be that I’m jealous because she’s doing something cool, a job I can’t do because I have a child. It could be that I don’t have faith in her because of her history with holding jobs and staying in school…

Whatever it is, I, for some reason, have quite the bitchy attitude toward her new goal and GRR just another damn thing I have to work on. It takes so much energy being a bitter, jealous girl.

Nov 04, 2007, 12:36AM PDT

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Jealousy

Ask yourself why you feel that she should be the screwed up one. Why is SHE not entitled to have her LUCK????

This shows that you feel that life is being unfare to you while you are in fact that one that’s doing her best to succeed. Your wheels are turning like this because you needed to be confronted with this aspect of yourself, the jealousy. It is time for you to step up to the plate and tell yourself that you are going to start focussing on just yourself! Comparison should only be used for inspirational purposes. What you are doing now is negative comparison…no wonder you feel bitter.

Instead of comparing your situation to hers, just look at your life and your accomplishments. Obstacles can make us stonger just as long as you realize that they are there just to trigger you to use YOUR TALENTS to overcome.

Stay positive and good luck.If you master this, just think of the lesson(s) you will be able to teach your child afterwards;-)

Nov 04, 2007, 01:06AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Bananalee is.

Yes,

I agree. Which is why I come to this site, to work on my goals and write about them. I share what I’m going through with other people trying to achieve the same goal so we can help each other. It also helps me to sort out exactly what I am feeling about a situation.

Like I said I recognize that this is just me being bitter and jealous, that it’s wrong, and I need to correct it. I realize now that I may not have made that clear in my entry.

Nov 04, 2007, 01:12AM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

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