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Susan Miller's avatar

I love your traveling flowers. ❤️

Donna Otter's Story Porch's avatar

What about when you, Jill Badonsky, are the one people are looking at and sighing wistfully, saying, "she's got it all!" You're giving others the invitation for some sympathetic joy!

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Thank you Ms Otter. I also have depression, PTSD, and ADHD which sometimes makes me forget good things. Gotta adjust my periscope.

Donna Otter's Story Porch's avatar

Now you're giving new meaning to "she's got it all!" Love how you juggle all that with grace and verve.

Invisible's avatar

Jill you write my experiences so well!!!!! Thank you so much for your willingness to peel back your feelings and observations and put them into words for me. I noticed a feeling of sympathetic joy this week. I really do think you’re a sister from another mother!🩷🥰Martha

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I could use a sister. 😁

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Jill! Congratulations on your full embrace of sympathetic joy as you make us all feel so incredibly happy and joyous every time you post be it visual, written or spoken. Susan just named your traveling flowers which I saw as bouquet with feet. You inspire and delight us at the same time and we feel so blessed and happy when you do.💜

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Jean, you are a bastion of kindness. Thank you 🙏

Suzanne Rodgers, LMSW, ACSW's avatar

I enjoyed this post jill! I can think of the joyful feelings and moments with others and deposit some to take out during difficult moments 🥰🙏

Christine R. Spirit In Art's avatar

Equanimity, loving kindness, sympathetic joy, boundless love(compassion)

The Four Immeasurables…reach past all boundaries, borders, time and space. Can you imagine what kind of world we would have if those qualities inspired human behavior?

Marty (KC) Kanter-Cronin's avatar

"I felt pure, fizzy delight for him."

I am stealing Pure Fizzy Delight. What an awesome phrase/sentiment. Let's start every day with "Sympathetic joy" and a side of pure fizzy delight.

Luci Johnson's avatar

The booted bouquet is precious (so unexpected, lovely surprise) and your words are wise and up lifting. Thank you, Jill

Cynthia Wall, LCSW's avatar

I’ve sent the pink booted bouquet to my artist friends. I’m going to take a watercolor class this fall. But in the meantime you will inspire me to play around.

Lisa Cross's avatar

I love this! Thank you Jill. I have been experiencing sympathetic joy for a few years even when going through huge grief. Its wonderful to be happy for others 🥰

jill badonsky's avatar

Yes it is.

Donna Porretto Geisler's avatar

So true. Being envious is, much like guilt, a waste of emotional energy. Still, how cool to meet Maria Bramford! She is amazing!

Dolores Forsythe's avatar

Hi Jill, I saw identify with what you said in this message and I love that it has a name called sympathetic joy. Thank you for reminding me. They’re just be happy for others Dolores.

Jody Frost's avatar

Sympathic joy! Such a lovely concept and even better to experience that rather than FOMO or like I'm on the sidelines of life.

Beautifully expressed, as always Jill! I hope to be able to express myself with your level of clarity, confidence, if not humor! 💖💖💖💖

Jeannes Mystic Musing's avatar

Hi Jill. I am moving from this substack. Can you please connect to my new one?

Jeannejeannie14@jeanneadwani.com

Thx so much

jill badonsky's avatar

Hi Jeannes. Can you send me a link to your new one?

jill badonsky's avatar

You are renewable too?