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Are you good at accepting compliments?

Posted on Jun 27th, 2009 by Bre : paz en el mundo Bre
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 27, 2009:

Unfortunately I am terrible at accepting compliments. Most of the time I think people are joking and so I sort of laugh it off or make some sarcastic comment. I didn't really notice it until an old friend pointed it out recently.
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Tagged with: QaR, compliments, acceptance, self-care
Dionne : One with Nature
13 minutes later
Dionne said

Hi Bre :)

That used to be me!!!  And then whatever it was that I said after that compliment kept playing in my head and I used to feel like a complete fool afterwards. 

Now what I do is just gracefully smile and say “Thank You” whether or not I think that compliment is genuine or not.  Let me tell you one thing, I really feel so good after…

Take care,
db

jitendar : The one who attempts the impossible
about 9 hours later
jitendar said

Well… yeah, I used to do that too!

But, I later found that instead of thinking of everyone being sarcastic, it was much better to find something genuine about them to compliment on the moment they complimented me!

:)

So, even if they WERE being sarcastic, they'd automatically have to think twice about being sarcastic with you the next time around, 'cause you're the one who paid them a genuine compliment the last time!

:P

Get it? It's easy as pie!

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