Welcome to the first edition of ASK AUNTIE ANYTHING of 2024! How are we feeling so far? Have we set our intentions? Have we made our moodboards? It’s only a week in, and I have been heeding all my astrologer's advice and taking things quite slowly. Not only have I been holed away unpacking my new apartment (more on that later!), but I am really reflecting on what I was able to accomplish during a year that wasn’t necessarily fab or easy. Tho the opportunities were few, I’m grateful for what I was able to produce amidst the obstacles. I’m also daydreaming about what this year could look like, and I am allowing myself to be inspired by the clean slate. According to the stars, this is *my year* with the North Node in Aries. I want to believe it, but ya’ girl remains cautiously optimistic lol
Nevertheless, I managed to make a splash on New Year’s in my Ferragamo red and perform my first stunt of the year… Here’s the link if you’re interested in copping (it’s on sale, no less)…
But on to the issue at hand! Advice…
Although I first put a call out for these questions at the tail end of 2023, I was going through it with a delayed apartment move, an upper respiratory infection, and an injured partner so the idea of providing any kind of life advice seemed farfetched. It would be like the blind leading the blind. But Mercury has gone direct, the move came and went (successfully, no less!), and I am fully recovered and full of wisdom to share.
Let’s get into it shall we?
HOW DO YOU TACKLE FEELINGS OF ENVY? - @natisagee
When I read this question, I so wanted to respond like the mature, self-actualized woman I work on being every week in therapy: “Babe, what’s envy?” But I’m not there yet. I can admit that I often wrestle with feelings of inadequacy, and it’s an ongoing fight not to let it steal my joy. I’m not going to make myself feel bad about it tho. It’s completely natural to compare yourself to others, to say, “Wow, I wish I had that cool opportunity/job/home/relationship/night out! Why not me?!” But I have recently been trying to really remind myself that I’m not only enough, but I am indeed THAT GIRL. Envy, after all, comes from a scarcity mindset and when we lust after what we don’t have, we’re completely neglecting what we do have.
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