There are two different types of love: compassionate love and celebratory love. Compassionate love is when our hearts open up to feel someone’s pain and we wish them a sense of well-being. Celebratory love is, as the name implies, when we see the awesomeness in someone else and CELEBRATE it with them.
We appreciate SOMEONE ELSE’S good fortune when we practice (yes, it’s a practice!) celebratory love.
We can do this all day every day. See someone with a spring in their step and a smile on their face? Take a moment to celebrate their apparent happiness and beam them a silent, virtual high five! Barbara silently says to herself, “May your happiness and good fortune
continue!”
And, perhaps most importantly, when a loved one (or friend or colleague or anyone) shares a story about their success with you, CELEBRATE IT!!!
Barbara tells us that most counseling focuses on helping couples and families deal with the challenges in their relationships. But, she tells us, it’s actually WAY more important to get REALLY good at celebrating the POSITIVE stuff!! (If we can’t do that, our relationship is really in
trouble.)
Let’s move from theory to practice.
Spend a moment thinking of the three people you love most in the world. Who are they?
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
Now, what’s one thing you can appreciate about each of them?
Name → Awesomeness
1. ___________________________ → ___________________________
2.
___________________________ → ___________________________
3. ___________________________ → ___________________________
Fantastic.
I celebrate you and your awesomeness!
Now, let’s make that a habit!
