The most powerful thing

Jealousy has been a problem most of my life.

What I didn't understand was that it is okay to feel jealous. Feelings come when we are in pain and fear causes pain.

Unfortunately a problem like jealousy can be a big problem, one that has many reverberations.

No one ever taught me about it when I was a child, or even an adult. It has been brushed off, treated as ridiculous and simply labeled as bad.

And then, one day a few years ago, a very wise person recognized my jealousy and saw how it came about and why and told me how to handle it.

It is a feeling and feelings are natural, but you don't need to be afraid . . .

And then that person proceeded to tell me why there was no need to feel jealous.  

Not in a nasty way, or mean spirited way, but in the kindest, most loving way possible.

And I have never looked or felt the same way about jealousy again. I simply recognize what it is and why I feel it and let it go. Knowing that even one person loves you for who you are, exactly the way you are, is the most powerful thing!