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

    by Danyelle Simone Feb 26, 2019 2 minutes
    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.

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    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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