Who do I envy & what do I lie about? I'm posting a few videos this week from Gretchen Rubin's "Happiness Project" series based on her book by the same title. I've been a collector of questions designed to help people uncover their innate talents and passions for many years. These are two questions I hadn't run across or thought about. But after listening to her explanation, it makes sense.
Most of us were taught that envy is a bad thing. Gretchen says nothing to alter that framework. But she does suggest a positive use of envy. Like Gretchen, I have envied writers all my life. Most all of my free time is either spent in bookstores or writing myself.
Her second question, "What do you lie about?" was a little more uncomfortable. I'm not sure I've exactly lied about my work, but for many years, I was professionally engaged in a career that I tried to avoid sharing. To be truthful, it embarrassed me and I routinely went out of my way to avoid talking about it in a social setting. It should have been a clue.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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