Over the last week I have received a
couple of random compliments from complete strangers that totally
made my day. One of the compliments came from an older gentleman that
was walking with his wife through the park. I was walking past them
with my dog when he said, “cute puppy.” And then he added, “cute
lady, too.” The other time I was on the bus and an older woman said
that the color I was wearing looked great on me. To put this in
perspective, these both came on days when I had looked at myself in
the mirror in the morning and took note of the acne breakout that I
had on my face or how messy and imperfect my hair was. Both of those
days I looked at myself and saw only my flaws without even realizing
what I was doing. But those compliments lifted me up, put a smile on
my face, and brightened my day with their simple but kind words. So
my goal is to pay it forward and start handing out compliments,
whether I know the person or not. Try it with me! Give someone a
compliment today. They may need it and appreciate it more than you’ll
ever know.
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