Exploring the Complex Nature of Envy: How to Harness It for Personal Growth with Faith Salie

Envy, I think, to call it one of the seven deadly sins, and that's arguable whether it's a sin or not, it is the only creative one because in order to feel envy, you have to make up a story about how someone who has what you want or does what you want to do, how their life is better. Welcome to the One You Feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter.

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf. I have listened to today's guest for years. She's a correspondent on CBS Sunday morning and she also is one of the comedians on a show that I listened to countless times called Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

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