Are You Sharing Joy?


Have you ever had a sense that someone was not as happy for you as they seemed? While they were clearly making an effort to put on a happy face, you could tell that their words were disingenuous and more in the name of political correctness than true happiness. Certainly they did not hope for your misfortune, but their joy is faker than a 2 dollar diamond. Try as they may, you can feel the difference. Why is it so difficult for some to share in another's joy? Sometimes people can become disconnected from another's joy because of their own aspiration. Their desires, goals, or lack there of, can cloud their appreciation for the blessings in someone elses life. Avoid this pitfall at all costs. Life is a journey, not a race. It does not matter how quickly you have, achieve, or succeed, but only that you do so in your own time. Forcing yourself to live by someone else's scale may bring you what you want, but it's longevity will be limited. Having an appreciation for the blessings of others makes you more open to joy in general verses that solely based on your own accomplishments.

Hateration is a disease and highly contagious. Always check your ego at the door, and embrace the blessings bestowed on others with the same enthusiasm you would have for yourself. Appreciating the pleasantries occurring within your circle creates good karma. Stay in the positive. Everything that is meant for someone else, while it may be something you want as well, brings positivity to your whole. Appreciate the fact that this is their time and be happy for them. Be so happy for others that it overflows into your own life. Your happiness for someone else should come from the same place your sympathy does. When you are truly concerned for someone, have true compassion for them in a situation, or empathize with their trial, that emotion is in its most raw and truest form. It is as honest you can get and comes from a deeper place within your being.

Do not block your own blessing by drooling over someone else's. Your blessings will come in the time that is most perfect for you and your life. The best thing you can do for yourself is learn to be happy for other people's successes and accomplishments. Know that whatever is meant for you is for you in its perfect time, as long as you are diligent and do the work necessary to create the best circumstance for your blessing to enter your life. If you want a man or woman to grace your life with their presence; do not plan to get married, plan to find the love of your life. Prepare for their arrival. If you want a particular job, start networking, go back to school, enhance your skills to make yourself more attractive to your next employer. Learn from the path others have taken and then make your own. When someone in your circle has a great moment, embrace as you will your own and know that with your continued effort, your life will be blessed as well.

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