I think for me, and maybe for others, I get jealous because I can't see the whole picture. I see someone famous and think, "Gee, that might be nice." What I don't think about is the problems that person faces in his or her daily life. I don't think about the challenges that come with the "thing" that I envy, whatever that thing is. I get to see a very small piece of a very complicated life. And I am stupid enough to envy what I see.
The worst thing about being jealous is that it saps energy. When I spend time being envious, that is time that I could be spending writing a blog post, working on my own skill set, thinking about how much I really, truly have in my life that is wonderful, or any number of other more productive pursuits. Envy sounds like a very poor decision on my part.
Another item, perhaps several, on my to-do list: stop being jealous of others. Stop being envious of what others have. Be thankful for what I do have. Work on my skills instead of being jealous of others' skills. Kick envy out of my life and be HAPPY for others and what skills or success they have that I can aspire to.
So, envy, time to leave you behind. I know that you'll kick and scream. I know that you'll put up a major league fight. I know that you will sneak attack me when I let my guard down. I know all of that, but I am going to evict you from my life anyway.