1 June · Envy can sit beside affection.

Self-doubt

I feel envious, and that makes me feel like a bad friend.

A little room to breathe.1 June

Self-doubt

“I don’t want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life”

L. M. Montgomery — Anne of Green Gables, 1908Chapter XXXIIIRead the source ↗

Envy can sit beside affection.

Being happy for someone does not always stop their good news from touching something you long for. You can treat your friend warmly while privately acknowledging that wish; a difficult feeling is not the same as choosing to act unkindly.

ONE SMALL STEP

Name what you wish you had, without adding a judgment about the kind of friend you are.

A little room to breathe.1 June

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.