I'm not good at emotions and can really only recognize about 3 or 4 in myself. I do try to understand what value each emotion can have, on the presumption that

I'm not good at emotions and can really only recognize about 3 or 4 in myself. I do try to understand what value each emotion can have, on the presumption that if it had no value, it ought not to continue existing. Envy is the hardest one for me to find value in. At best it can be a kind of competitive motivating factor. That's all I've got. I think I avoid envy by first believing that 'I' could have been anyone on the planet, but just happened to be 'me'. Given that as a starting point, do the most with what you have. Even then I don't do near close to the max, so I'm not in any position to complain or desire beyond my means which I haven't realized.