{"id":230,"date":"2014-07-18T17:38:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T17:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keen.com\/newarticles\/uncategorized\/attack-of-the-karmic-garbage"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:16:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:16:04","slug":"attack-of-the-karmic-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/spiritual\/attack-of-the-karmic-garbage","title":{"rendered":"Attack of the Karmic Garbage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You are probably a lovely and laid-back person most of the time. But even nice people can become overwhelmed with pointless BS. And these very same people who normally handle annoyances with humor, become detached, ruminative and then obsessed with getting payback when extremely overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

Some people are just too pissed off over things they can’t control to be concerned about karma. Many of us want instant gratification when we feel that we’ve been wronged. And we all feel that way when we’re attacked by someone else’s smelly garbage. So where does all this garbage come from? There are many sources, but here are the 4 most popular ones:<\/p>\n

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  1. Jealousy<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Competing With Others<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Being Self-Serving<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Needing To Be In Control<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Jealousy, or as Spirit would say, “envy to the extreme”, is the #1 killer of true joy and fulfillment. It is also the most potent stench found in someone’s garbage. Does that sound harsh? Well, it is<\/span> harsh, especially if you’re on the receiving end. So where does this envy to the extreme comes from? And what is jealousy, really<\/span>?<\/p>\n

    According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary<\/a>, “jealous” means: <\/p>\n

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    1. Intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Vigilant in guarding a possession<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The second definition is emphasized because that’s the definition that describes best the collective experience of jealousy these days. Another way of wording the definition is this:<\/p>\n

      You see someone with the life, person, notoriety or thing you want and instead of being happy for that person, you’re pissed off.<\/p>\n

      Notice the word “rival” in the dictionary’s definition. A rival doesn’t always have to be someone you don’t like. In some cases, a rivalry starts out when people are friends or coworkers and after jealousy sets in, it takes on a life of its own. More often than not, the person with these feelings doesn’t even know the other person that well, if at all. This is especially true if we’re talking about the workplace and the people involved aren’t social outside of that environment.<\/p>\n

      What Do You Think? Keen Polls by PollDaddy<\/span>
      Which type of karmic garbage do you have the most trouble with?<\/a>(polls<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n

      Here are the most common scenarios that arouse jealousy:<\/p>\n