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Never had the words to describe that feeling you get when something great happens to someone you love? Try "confelicity." With Latin roots, this word literally means "shared happiness."
Confelicity is important both when it comes to building relationships and taking care of our own well-being. It comes more naturally to some people than others, but thankfully there are things we can all do to experience more confelicity in our lives.
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When it comes to building the foundations of a true friendship, everyone knows that one of the most important elements is compassion.
Most people recognize that compassion is necessary when it comes to forming and maintaining friendships. A lesser-known concept, however, is confelicity.
Derived from the Latin word for "shared happiness," confelicity refers to the feeling of happiness that you get when something great happens to someone you love.
For example, you may feel confelicitous when you see your kids open presents, or you witness a friend pass an important exam.
There are all sorts of situations that can make us feel confelicitous, and confelicity exists in all sorts of relationships.
This feeling of shared happiness is an important facet of friendship. In fact, there are some studies that suggest it is more important than compassion.
Many people experience confelicity in a very natural way, and therefore find the concept very easy to grasp. For others, it can be more difficult.
In order to illustrate better exactly what confelicity means, it can be helpful to consider the opposite: "schadenfreude."
Schadenfreude is a German word that refers to the pleasure derived from witnessing another person's misfortune. Unfortunately, this is a very natural and common occurrence.
Confelicity is the opposite of schadenfreude. It is the pleasure that is derived from witnessing another person's good fortune. It is also a natural emotion, but it can take some work.
Another way to think of confelicity is as the absence of jealousy. In order to celebrate in another person's success, we need to abandon our sense of ego and competition.
Confelicity is important for two main reasons. On the one hand, it helps strengthen relationships and build community.
Feeling genuine happiness at another person's success, and sharing that happiness with others, is a great way to build and maintain strong social bonds.
The second reason is that confelicity can improve our own sense of happiness and well-being. After all, when we consistently wish the best for others, it reflects back on us.
By refusing to spend time comparing ourselves with others and wishing negative things would happen to them, we also free up a lot of brain power.
A good place to start, although it may sound obvious, is simply to be happy for other people when they succeed. Bear in mind that you might have to 'fake it 'til you make it.'
For example, it may be difficult to feel genuine happiness for someone when they get promoted to your dream job instead of you, but it is important to congratulate them anyway.
Remember that, as with anything in life, practice makes perfect, and by actively practicing confelicity, it will gradually start to come more naturally.
Another important step is to start publicizing the joy you take in witnessing others' success. A good way to do this is via social media.
Offering up genuine praise and celebrating publicly in people's successes will both make you feel great, and encourage other people to do the same.
The last good way to practice confelicity is to surround yourself with people who are positive and who consistently focus on the good in others.
After all, positivity is infectious, so it is worth taking the time to surround yourself with people who will encourage you to have the right attitude.
Sources: (BBC) (Enough Already)
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Never had the words to describe that feeling you get when something great happens to someone you love? Try "confelicity." With Latin roots, this word literally means "shared happiness."
Confelicity is important both when it comes to building relationships and taking care of our own well-being. It comes more naturally to some people than others, but thankfully there are things we can all do to experience more confelicity in our lives.
Curious? Check out this gallery to find out more.