A heart at peace gives life to the body,

    but envy rots the bones.

When I am at peace my body feels restful but also full of excitement and energy, how about you?

Why would you say envy rots the bones?

For me, the core of envy is wanting what you don’t have, which leaves you with a feeling of not enough or of deprivation. Feeling like that gets you down, robs you of hope and life, uses up energy in striving and yearning for something you may never have, yet right in front of you there is so much to be thankful for:

– the breath you take, you are alive!

– the beauty around you and in you – that smile or courtesy someone showed you, the delicious buttery croissant you just ate, the sun rising up over the horizon…..