Some Thoughts on How to Handle Envy

As a former English major, I think I’m a pretty good judge of literarary talent. So when I noticed that a good friend had a flair for writing poetry, I clued her in to AC. And she has recently returned the favor by telling me about wikinut.com and poetrypoem.com, two more places where I can publish my stuff.

But while I have done well on-line, her performance is stellar. And yes, I’m tempted to entertain the green-eyed monster a bit. But no I can’t go there and let the little demon eat away at my happiness and friendship. Life is too short and friends too precious.

Just last August I suffered a heart attack and have been diagnosed with a 100% blockage in one artery with smaller blockages in the other arteries.. So I don’t know how much longer I’m going to be here, and I don’t want to work so hard now. Last winter I busted my typing fingers writing a book while experiencing a lot of significant mental and physical pain.

But now I want to slow down a little to enjoy some peaceful and happy days. I need to get along well with my family and friends. I want to walk the one half mile to my mailbox on a cool Fall day. I want to play with my cat. And I want to watch TV; America’s Got Talent is fun.

And while I’m not ready to retire to the rest home yet, I do want “to stop and smell the roses.” My next big project is to research the internet to locate the literary agents that handle the type of book that I have written.

Experiencing a heart attack has a way of teaching a person what is really imporatant in life and it’s not getting ahead of someone else. And nothing would be worth the loss of a friend. You don’t find those everyday.


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