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Do you bring Mudita?

Sometimes the greatest measure of character isn’t how we handle our own success. It’s how wholeheartedly we celebrate someone else’s.

Today I’m driving my daughter back to college for her sophomore year.

It’s one of those bittersweet days. I’ve loved having her home this summer, but soccer preseason starts early, so she’s headed back before most students arrive.

As I reflect on last year, one word keeps coming back to me:

Mudita.

Mudita is a Sanskrit word that means taking genuine joy in someone else’s success.

Last season, my daughter spent much of her freshman year on the sidelines in a green pinnie. As a parent, it was hard to watch. Every game, I wanted nothing more than to see her run onto the field.

This photo says more than I ever could.

She’s the one in the green jumping for joy.

She isn’t celebrating because she scored. She isn’t celebrating because she was on the field.

She’s celebrating because her teammates won.

There isn’t resentment. There isn’t comparison.

Just genuine joy for the people around her.

She taught me something about character that I’ll carry with me forever.

Sometimes the greatest measure of character isn’t how we handle our own success. It’s how wholeheartedly we celebrate someone else’s.

At work, we’re surrounded by moments that test us. A colleague gets the promotion we wanted. Someone else lands the big deal. A teammate receives the recognition we hoped for.

Can we still choose to celebrate them?

Now, I’m certainly not hoping for another season of watching her on the sidelines. I want to see her on the field. And after watching how hard she’s worked this summer, I couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead.

No matter what happens this season, I’ll carry that lesson with me forever.

So I’ll leave you with this…

Who do you bring to work when someone else gets the moment you were hoping for?

Can you bring Mudita?

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