One of my weaknesses is that I hold on to compliments. Some of it is shyness and some of it is fear of being generous. A lot of my silence has to do with pride. Sometimes I will write a letter to someone, but usually I do nothing at all.
Not everyone suffers from the same silence about giving compliments that I do, but I’m sure you’ve experienced situations where someone leaves a room and right after they leave, people will say, “Oh, he is so nice,” or “Don’t you just love her?”
Wouldn’t it be better to compliment the person while they are still around?
So, one of my goals is to compliment others immediately and fearlessly (verbally or in writing), and avoid sharing compliments for someone to an audience after the person leaves!
Love you sis. I love your thoughtfulness and your ability to articulate thoughts, ideas, and feelings. I love how positive and uplifting your posts always are, even when they are about you having a bad day or an imperfection (how do you always manage that?)- reading your blog and being with you always cheers me. I absolutely look up to you. (Even though I am much taller 😉 )
I know you weren’t fishing for compliments with this post, but I am absolutely guilty of not saying things out loud to people so here are a few of the many compliments I am overdue on giving you 🙂
Thank you for the kind words, Susan! Love you.