Courageous Compliment

While talking with some amazing women this week and I posed the question "how many times this week were you complimented and you really received it." I was so surprised by their answers. Some of them laughed and wondered what it would be like to get a compliment.

I was so amazed by this and saddened. Learning to receive a compliment was probably one of the hardest things I have had to do. It comes from being able to see myself as worthy of those compliments, and learning to trust those who are giving them that they are being honest and authentic. Although I have also come to see that it isn't my job to judge their honestly or authenticity. It is my job to accept the compliment and allow it to refresh and renew my spirit.

Learning my worth is in something larger than people or my accomplishments has helped me to learn to accept a compliment. Each compliment is like a little hug from God, a reminder that not only am I loved but I am liked, chosen , and precious.

Learning this things, being reminded of them helps me to stay on track. Stay focused on the changes I want to see in my life. So what do you think, are you courageous enough to not just hear compliments but to receive them? Go on I dare you!