Wishing Well by Sharon Salzberg We relish others’ misfortunes - TopicsExpress



          

Wishing Well by Sharon Salzberg We relish others’ misfortunes when we begrudge them their apparent happiness. Hearing about another person’s success, we might think, “Oooh. I would be happier if you had just a little bit less going for you right now. You don’t have to lose everything, of course; just a slight tarnishing of that glow would be nice.” We react as though good fortune were a limited commodity, so the more someone else has, the less there will be for us. As we watch someone else partake of the stockpile of joy, our hearts may sink-we’re not going to get our share. But someone else’s pleasure doesn’t cause our unhappiness-we make ourselves unhappy because our negativity isolates us...goo.gl/pwZ0mg Photo by Jesse Rockwell
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:44:35 +0000

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