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- Carolyn taps into her inbox, so you can be Hax, too.
I’m (still) happy for you, I swear
From a reader: “Some friends have had a massive string of good luck lately. I’ve celebrated every single blessing with them and am honestly happy for them. While they have had the string of good luck, I’m having the mediocre to bad luck. I’m starting to get tired of putting on the happy face and celebrating them when they are getting (literally) handed things I’ve been working HARD to get for over a year.
“I don’t want to become bitter toward these people because they are great people and they do deserve everything they are receiving. But ‘WHY NOT ME!’ keeps popping into my head. Any suggestions on how to fight the jealous/bitter monster that’s working its way into my view of these friends?”
In other words, any ideas for tamping down one’s less charitable instincts? Does your answer change in situations where you need to hold the smile for an extended period of time?
- Carolyn Hax
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