• Something to Think About ~ How to overcome envy?

    By

    Dana Sparks

woman with school diploma and friends looking at her with envy or jealousy

How to overcome envy?

"I have a narrow definition of me and mine. Anything or anyone outside is the other. The rewards that me and mine get, however undeserving, is an occasion to celebrate. The rewards the other get, particularly those others who I consider my competitors, is an occasion for envy." - Dr. Amit Sood

Amit Sood, M.D. is director of research in the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He also chairs the Mind-Body Medicine Initiative at Mayo Clinic. 

Click here to read previous blog posts. Follow Dr. Sood on Twitter @AmitSoodMD

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