i got a compliment today!
dear whoever,
today i got a very nice compliment from a stranger and it made me feel so happy i wanted to write it down. it was during some sort of seminar where we were supposed to note a deliberate compliment to the person next to us and give it to them without the need of explaining or adding something verbally in the group. i was a bit sceptical as this compliment would not emerge "naturally" but to me it turned out that it would not matter so much. the person next to me which i barely talked to so far handed me over the note which said: "my first impression is that you are having a friendly and sensitive nature". reading it and repeating that in my mind made me feel suprisingly well. it felt like a warm shower from inside my chest or like a super cozy and warm blanket all over my body. i rarely feel that way. this made me feel so comfortable, seen and appreciated. i am expecially delighted that "sensitive" is being put in a positive and likable light, something that is being percieved as good with a reason to be complimented on. i am pretty much stunned and very happy about the idea to share deliberate compliments to each other.
i guess i will become greedy now and can't wait for the next compliments. but in the meantime i also want to reflect on how i am giving compliments or appreciation to both familiar and stranger people. it is amazing how they are able to make you feel. maybe that's also an impulse for you to make more deliberate and heartwarming compliments to other people, dear reader. you might turn someones day very happy!