The Thanksgiving Spirit vs. Pathological Envy
The Thanksgiving Spirit vs. Pathological Envy
by Anna Valerious
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous [overwhelming]; but who is able to stand before envy? Prov. 27:4
And then, of course, we get to the heart of malignant narcissism, Narcissistic Envy.
"What Makes Narcissists Tick" by Kathy Krajco, pg. 46 in e-book.
The envy of the narcissist is pathological because it is all-consuming and destructive. It is the fouled spring from whence their abuses flow outward into your life. Any good thing you have... be it material, or your accomplishments, your worthy and noble character traits, or attention in any form...must be sullied and/or stolen in order to tamp down the monstrous upwelling of envy in the narcissist's heart. Kathy [Krajco] summed it up correctly when stating that the heart of malignant narcissism is their envy. Both she and I have seen pathological covetousness (envy) as the evil root from which their malignant behaviors spring. It's the one emotion which drives them more than any other. More than anger. More than hatred. Envy, thy name is narcissist.
Covetousness is the inevitable fruit of ingratitude... a line of reasoning I have fleshed out in my Thanksgiving post of last year linked above.
I love Thanksgiving. I hope you do, too. Grateful people are able to enter into the true spirit of this day. Know this too: grateful people are happy people. There is healing and peace in the spirit of gratitude. Seize it and don't let go.