I remember listening to preacher, Joyce Meyer, being blunt and honest about hearing people’s testimonies. Joyce mentioned that when she was younger, she found it hard to be happy for the people around her that were continuously being blessed. She would try so hard to be happy for her friends, but couldn’t however much she tried. She finally realized when she took a look at her own life, that she was not happy with herself.
Sometimes we find ourselves resenting people for their success and happiness when it all starts with our own happiness. As I began to look at my own life, I realized in order to be happy for others, I would have to start by being happy with myself. The same way goes for love because you can never truly love someone, until you start loving yourself first, before anything.
I found it extremely difficult to truly be happy for others and to be honest, It made me feel more content to hear their failures rather than their testimonies. I can already hear the many people reading this and thinking “What the hell is wrong with this girl”. But you have to truly ask yourself, have you never once felt this way? Saying these things even make me want to go back in time and slap myself for the way I felt, but it was what I felt for a really long time.
Changing my ways took awhile, but when I was finally able to be happy with myself and my own life, it became much easier for me to genuinely be happy for others as well. If you ever find yourself frustrated over people’s success stories or become depressed listening to them, you haven’t found serenity or peace with yourself.
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~ Gossip Girl, AKA Camelia
Wow, this is very true! It all starts with being happy for yourself first before you can start being happy for others. If your happiness is dependent on the failures or successes of others then that is being selfish to and mitigating the success of the people around you. For sure one’s happiness should be independent of anyone else’s success and it should be built on the platform of one’s own hearts and desires becoming a reality. Amazing post, This girl is amazing!
Couldn’t have said it better! You have an exquisite eye to come up with an observation like that. And I totally agree with you. Thank you Riaz!
Hey Camelia, I love that you’re tackling such a hard topic on your blog! Kudos to you. I know your words will go on to help a lot of people whatever their struggle may be.
Katie // thekatiebaker.com
Thank you so much, Katie. And that’s the plan! Your words are too kind. <3