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WEDNESDAY MEDITATION
When is the Last Time You Appreciated the Achievements of Others?
What’s holding you back?
Spirit, help me to see beyond myself.
Mudita is a Sanskrit word that means “appreciative joy,” a sense of sympathetic happiness for another person and their achievements.
Appreciative joy is our innate ability to delight in what’s good in the present moment, independent of our circumstances or success. — Shalini Bahl-Milne
In Yiddish, the word would be Fargin, which is a verb that means “to feel joy in someone else’s success.”
This brings us to another Sanskrit word, Bhava, which means “the process of working together with others for a common good.”
And isn’t that what it means to appreciate the achievements of others? You are taking part in the process of celebration for another.
Because of this, encourage the hearts of your fellow believers and support one another, just as you have already been doing. —1 Thess. 5:11
