Rejoice with those who rejoice

Let me tell you a little story.

I once celebrated an achievement of someone. I shared it with my circle of friends happily, making sure a wider circle got to hear about it.

I was told by that someone that I had no achievements of my own, thus I had to make myself look better by “stealing” the achievement of this person.

It caused me to shut down for a portion of time. I was afraid to celebrate anything others had done openly, because maybe the words this person said to me were correct. Maybe I didn’t have anything of my own to celebrate and thus needed to do what this person stated I did.

It took awhile for me to learn that the narrative wasn’t so. Part of my own story is that I rejoice with those who rejoice. I happily celebrate others’ achievements when they are shared. I lift up those that I can. And if others want to see that as me “stealing” their achievements, so be it. I have plenty of things of my own to happily celebrate as well.

So I celebrate people. I share others’ stories. I love their posts and congratulate them as I can. I do the happy dance as often as I need to. And it’s not just the big stuff I celebrate, but the tiny things as well. The “I managed to get through the day without stumbling” moments are just as important and worth celebrating as the “I got married today” ones.

Though both are equally as important.

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. Give hugs as needed. Send love as you can. Be magic in a world where reality often is grim and dark and depressing. Be hope and peace and everything you can think of as often as you can think it.

We need to help others write their stories just as much as we need to write our own stories.

Stay magical, friends.

Keep writing.

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