Self Reflection - Compliments

I wish I could blog earlier in the day. They be so much 'more'. My apologies.

I don't think people give compliments enough in their daily life. If I look back on a single day, I've encountered over 75 interactions with people. That is a lot, but considering I work in a school, it's not. All day long, I have everything from a small 'hi' interaction to long insightful conversations.

Today, my day started with a conversation with a good friend. He complimented me. However, my prideful self didn't do a good job of accepting it and was rude by not saying thank you. After he left, I reflected on our conversation. An hour later, the opportunity to apologize and actually thank him arose. I did make sure I was thankful.

It made me realize that I do not give out enough compliments throughout my day. For the rest of the day, I made sure to give out many more. It was fun to see how others responded to them too.

I need to continue to make sure I compliment others daily. It's a nice thing to do and it also makes you feel good as well. It takes pride and respect to compliment others. I plan to continue this on my daily life too.

Today, I'm thankful God opened my eyes to the realization that I need to learn to accept compliments and dish them out more frequently in my life.