A serious question about Karma

[trulymadlydeeply]

I try to think well of people and I believe that somehow my approach and attitude to others will come back to me in a Karmic way.

But there is a colleague I'm quite envious of, because she is doing OK. I try to be glad on her behalf but she moans and gripes about how hard her lot is, and I can't help feeling jealous of actually how successful she COULD be if she got on with it - she's in a lot better position than we are to really get her company going.

It's hard to be glad for her, and I don't want to be mean.

Does anyone have any spiritual advice they can offer?

would it be spiritual to tell her to get a farkin' grip and quit moaning?

guffaw

She can't be doing that well if all she does is moan. There's nothing to be envious of, she may appear to be doing well on the outside but inside it sounds like she has no confidence in herself or her abilities. She's at a brick wall and will find it hard to get over. You have the advantage now because you can see her low self esteem. This may help, it may not. Hope you are feeling better.

Karma (as I understand it) is about action - that is, thought, word and deed. The cummulative effect of these can bring about positive or negative effects for us.

But I don't think it means being 'nice' so Twigglets suggestion is a reasonable response.

And taking note of the 'jealousy' she has triggered in you, you could perhaps use this in a positive way to spur you on even further to do well for yourself -iyswim.

I guess what I'm saying is that karma is never to do with someone else and is always about YOU!

Thanks, wise ones.

I thought that if I was envious then it would come back on me in a negative way. But I hadn't considered that she could be insecure, so now I just feel a bit sorry for her.