Envy and progressing

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.  ~Harold Coffin
Today I have experiened envy and had to remind myself that I should be thankful for the life I have been given and worked for.  Not one person grows up the same as the next and you can't change where you came from. Everyone, myself included should be thankful for just being alive. The saying, "You make your own destiny," it couldn't be any more clear and true. If you truly want to achieve something, it only takes but effort to get there. I didn't come from a lot of money, get everything I wanted, and I turned out fine. I always envied other kids growing up because they would go on Summer Vacations to Hawaii or Florida on a regular basis, or they had nicer clothes than me, or nicer cars as I got older. I envied, and to this day I still catch myself being jealous of what others have. This made me realize something, instead of having negative feelings of "I want that, or wish I had that," why not turn those negative feelings into a positive drive to make it happen. You have the power to suceed and to make it happen, you just determine how quickly it happens. Sometimes things can be out of your means for a while, but if you work towards it, the payoff will beyond. You weren't instantly gratified with what you wanted then and now, but you worked for it. That process makes the goal/item/whatever you may have worked towards, even better. I can't even describe to you how many challenges I have faced in my life, but I wouldn't be here without those road blocks. I am blessed for that!!

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