One of the things that I have understood about life is that someone normally attracts what they celebrate. You have to understand that in life, joy is not just an emotion, it is more like a seed that you sow. Of course, when you sow a seed in the physical, you are expected to reap some harvests. In the same way, when you sow joy by celebrating with those who celebrate, then you are positioning yourself to also receive joy in return. When something good happens to someone and you celebrate with them, you are sowing into your own future. You have to understand that rejoicing with people goes a long way beyond gesture, but it is a principle that forms your destiny.
Something very remarkable happened some months back that validated the fact that rejoicing with someone positions you for the same favour. A friend of mine got a contract from one of the state government's parastatals. So I went to his place to genuinely celebrate with him. While we were discussing, another of his friend, who was also instrumental to the contract, entered his place. In the course of our conversation, he made mention that he needed someone who would do some designs for him. I told him that I do it. Surprisingly, he gave me the contract for the designing work. It was amazing. From going to celebrate with my friend who got a contract, I also got my own contract. This shows that everything you do in life is a seed, and the harvest will definitely come.
You will be surprised how joy can open the doors that you never knew existed. Envy shuts doors, but joy opens them. When good things start to happen to the people around you, maybe within your neighbourhood, among your circle, or in your community, do not be jealous or envious that it is them and not you. Rejoice with them and be happy because if it is happening for them, then there is hope that it will happen for you. More so, you should also be happy because good things have arrived in your neighbourhood and your turn might just be next.
When you applaud someone for their wins or for their successes, you also open your mind to receive the same. By that, you are shifting your mentality from thinking lack to thinking abundance. You are not in a competition or contest with anyone, so be happy with them when good things happen to them. It is not only when things go south for someone that you will show up to sympathise with them, learn to also show up and rejoice with them when things go right. This will make them to know that you wish them well and that you have them at heart for good. There are so many opportunities out there. That someone is making it good does not mean that you will not make it. After all, two birds can fly up in the sky at the same time without bumping into each other.
It is true that sometimes, when you see someone doing better than you, getting a job and you are without job, getting married and you are single, or achieves something that you have been waiting for, it may be natural for you to feel the weight of "why not me?" But at that point, your maturity should tell you to choose joy even when it feels life is unfair. It also tells you that you should see someone else's blessing as a pointer to the fact that your own is coming. More so, when you dance to someone else's testimony, you will not struggle to dance when your own comes.
It is worthy to note that rejoicing with someone also strengthens your relationship with people. Of course, people is the currency you use to buy opportunities. People are naturally drawn to the people who celebrate them. No one will continue to share good news with the people who have shown envy or coldness to their past good news. In fact, they tend to cut them off. You build better relationship with people, which could open doors of opportunities for you when you acknowledge people's wins and go to celebrate with them.
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