Comments on: Envy http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/ At the Crossroads of Sound and Meaning Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:45:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworder http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-93 Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworder Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:55:19 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-93 Thanks for the correction in the use of the word "envy". Thanks for the correction in the use of the word “envy”.

]]> By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-89 Jeff Lilly Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:15:01 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-89 Patricia, I agree that envy is not a healthy emotion to cultivate. :-) However, I don't think your friend was right in saying that "envy" means you actually want to take something away from someone else. "Covet" is closer to that meaning, I think. But as you can see from the history of the word, "envy" has a lot of negative energy around it. I think your attitude of "leave it to the Universe" is very healthy. Patricia, I agree that envy is not a healthy emotion to cultivate. :-) However, I don’t think your friend was right in saying that “envy” means you actually want to take something away from someone else. “Covet” is closer to that meaning, I think. But as you can see from the history of the word, “envy” has a lot of negative energy around it. I think your attitude of “leave it to the Universe” is very healthy.

]]> By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworder http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-86 Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworder Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:29:34 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-86 I had a discussion once with a friend about the word "envy" after I made the statement that I envied her having something that I didn't have. I don't even remember what it was that she had. I do remember she asked me if I wanted to take away what she had? Did I want that exact same thing or something similiar? I told her no, that didn't want to take anything away from her. I wanted something similiar to what she had. She told me I didn't want to use the word "envy" then because that meant I wanted what she had. I can't remember the word she told me to substitute for "envy". I attempt to not use the word "envy" because I do not want to harm another person by removing something from them. I don't want to take something from another person so that I will be happy. In the end, if it isn't mine, it won't make me happy any way. If it is mine, then the Universe will give it to me. Patricia I had a discussion once with a friend about the word “envy” after I made the statement that I envied her having something that I didn’t have. I don’t even remember what it was that she had. I do remember she asked me if I wanted to take away what she had? Did I want that exact same thing or something similiar? I told her no, that didn’t want to take anything away from her. I wanted something similiar to what she had. She told me I didn’t want to use the word “envy” then because that meant I wanted what she had. I can’t remember the word she told me to substitute for “envy”. I attempt to not use the word “envy” because I do not want to harm another person by removing something from them. I don’t want to take something from another person so that I will be happy. In the end, if it isn’t mine, it won’t make me happy any way. If it is mine, then the Universe will give it to me. Patricia

]]> By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-78 Jeff Lilly Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:32:52 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-78 Wow! That <i>does</i> sound cool! To have been a fly on the wall... And you've reminded me of just how strange the history of <strong>grammar</strong> has been. It is now in the queue! Wow! That does sound cool! To have been a fly on the wall… And you’ve reminded me of just how strange the history of grammar has been. It is now in the queue!

]]> By: Michelle http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-77 Michelle Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:21:56 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-77 Hi Jeff I think you'd probably describe our discussion as unconventional. We were a group of one true academic, a witch, an armchair archeologist and myself - a lover of trivia and unusual information. We started on the fact that cave men used pictures and symbols to create spells to wander through "glamour" and "grammarye". We dabbled with the true meaning of being "glamourous" too. It was a magical discussion in every sense of the word! ;-) Hi Jeff

I think you’d probably describe our discussion as unconventional. We were a group of one true academic, a witch, an armchair archeologist and myself - a lover of trivia and unusual information.

We started on the fact that cave men used pictures and symbols to create spells to wander through “glamour” and “grammarye”. We dabbled with the true meaning of being “glamourous” too. It was a magical discussion in every sense of the word! ;-)

]]> By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-69 Jeff Lilly Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:15:59 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-69 Thanks, Michelle! <strong>Grammar</strong> is a word I will have to cover here. Did you discuss Chomsky and Universal Grammar alongside more conventional or usual ideas about what constitutes the rules of language? Thanks, Michelle!

Grammar is a word I will have to cover here. Did you discuss Chomsky and Universal Grammar alongside more conventional or usual ideas about what constitutes the rules of language?

]]> By: Michelle http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-67 Michelle Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:40:16 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/06/23/envy/#comment-67 Very nice blog! :-) I once was on a forum where we took three days to chat about the word "Grammar". We started with cave paintings and ended in medieval Europe. LOL It was a great discussion and grammar is still one of my favourite words. Very nice blog! :-)

I once was on a forum where we took three days to chat about the word “Grammar”. We started with cave paintings and ended in medieval Europe. LOL It was a great discussion and grammar is still one of my favourite words.

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