Emotions

Rejoice in the good of others

Another person's joy steals nothing from you.

When things go well for someone, a pang of comparison can appear. Their achievement seems to point out what you lack, and another's joy becomes uncomfortable. Yet the good is not a small pie where every slice for someone else leaves you with less. Learning to celebrate others cleanses the heart of envy and broadens friendship. Charity rejoices with the truth and with the good. Congratulating from the heart also educates you from within.

Key idea

Rejoicing for others frees you from living in comparison.

Your challenge for this idea

Congratulate someone today for something good without adding a comparison with yourself.

BASED ON

Joy