Your mind-set goes something like this: "If they can do it, so can I." "It's not fair for you to have more than I." "But I didn't get to do that, why should you?" On and on they go. In this case you're determining what is good for you on the basis of someone else's conduct. They, not you, are in charge of your emotions. If you are upset because of not being able to do something that someone else has done, then you've given them control over you. Whenever you compare yourself to anyone else, you are playing the "It's not fair" game, and shifting from self-reliance to other-directed external thinking.
( Wayne W. Dyer )
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