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How Steven Bartlett cured me from envy.

MarnixAmsterdam©
6 min readOct 28, 2021

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Cleaning up time, once more.

A day or three ago I wrote about the nagging victim-style thing I had going on, where I felt the world owes me and I never get what I deserve.

It was hard to accept and admit, but I instantly knew it was mostly a big relief, and a very powerful insight and lesson.

Even in just a couple of days it already changed massively, since I am now SO much more aware of this behavior, and it already made me feel much lighter.

Lately, every time something that has been SO impactful on me and my behavior comes up, I have been given an amazing opportunity to not just see it and get really clear about it, but also get rid of it.

It’s amazing, it’s an absolute gift, almost as if life has decided to put me in college again, rapidly pushing me through really specific personal topics and subjects that have been holding me back for many years.

I didn’t ask for this but got it anyway.

Which makes it extra powerful.

And I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the emerging, astounding clarity around these rather stupid and negative psychological habits.

When my ‘poor old me’-style behavior shows up now, it’s a specific energy with a specific taste and…

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MarnixAmsterdam©
MarnixAmsterdam©

Written by MarnixAmsterdam©

Marnix Pauwels. Author. Transformative Coach. Slowly getting to the place he never left. Exploring awe. How about simplicity?

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