Do you feel or are you the target of envy? |

Out of envy and jealousy, Cain killed Abel. The biblical passage reveals a feeling that causes people a lot of harm. Being a victim of the other’s misdirected desire can bring harm and a lot of discomfort. But carrying the weight of envy on your chest is also a horrible situation even if the person is not aware of it.

Coveting what belongs to the other is an upside-down feeling that actually covers up a very great personal dissatisfaction. In general, these are people who believe that everything bad happens only to them. Lack of love, lack of money, lack of friends, lack of self-esteem. For this reason, when they look at the neighbor’s grass, it always seems greener. Very green. An uncomfortable green.

Then comes that envy of the good luck of others. Then unworthy feelings and desires arise. Wanting to take from the other. Or wishing that the other loses everything. Or simply lending himself to a pastiche of what he admires and covets in other people’s lives in the hope of recreating for himself the atmosphere that seems ideal to him. But the copy is nothing more than a sad and personalityless mockery.

lack of originality

Being the target of other people’s envy is uncomfortable. Is very. Journalist Odemara Silva suffers firsthand the envy of an old childhood friend who uses all the worst weapons to attack her: gossip, intrigue, surveillance. The reason for such aggression? Odemara’s happiness with her current boyfriend, their former childhood friend. “This affects us, I am very sad about these attacks”, she says, who prefers to avoid the false friend as a way of protecting herself.

However, envy also takes its toll on the envious. Covetousness is a great poison that corrodes within. The person clings to an ideal of happiness that perhaps does not serve or satisfy him, but persists in this envious desire. “If I don’t have it, he can’t have it either.” But who believes it’s good to spend your whole life wanting what others have instead of doing it for yourself – and doing it in an original and unique way? By wanting what belongs to the other, we are impeding the natural flow of life. Living is a dynamic learning process and being paralyzed wishing for the status quo of whoever it is does not bring any satisfaction.

Seeking the life of others at all costs – be it material, emotional, professional – does not bring happiness to anyone. But love does have the power to transform what we don’t like about ourselves, opening our hearts to true happiness. Some remedies combat this negative attitude by making the heart more receptive to what really brings contentment and satisfaction to each one of us: understanding that love is an infinite resource and that it is available to everyone.

Holly (Bach)

It covers the hearts of those who feel separated from others and from the natural and abundant flow of life with love. To fight envy? Love! For yourself, for others, for life.

Pretty Face

Is the other always prettier and you feel disadvantaged and diminished? This little flower helps us make peace with our appearance through self-acceptance. Each one is unique and, therefore, beautiful in its own way.

Buttercup (California)

If one has difficulty realizing one’s own unique worth as a human being and is envious of what others are like because they always seem better and more interesting, this essence brings recognition of one’s inner light.

Yarrow (California)

For those who feel vulnerable and the victim of envy from others, Yarrow is like a shield for the soul, protecting the person from negative and undesirable influences.

Important note about choosing florals:

The self-medication of flower remedies seems quite easy. The person searches for keywords and chooses essences. You don’t need to identify with 100% of the characteristics of an essence to take it. They have no contraindications, but in order to make the right choice, it is necessary to know the floral systems and, at the same time, be able to clearly perceive personal issues or those of people close to you, which is not always simple. Therefore, a trained professional is always the best option.