I chatted today on Facebook with my friend Rich. We hung out together in high school and still keep in touch. He's very smart and funny, often sarcastic and sometimes acerbic, so watch out. Remind you of anyone?
He said he had given his niece the address of my blog, and she may be in touch. I'd certainly love to hear from Rich's niece, or anyone's niece for that matter. I have nieces of my own, and they are pretty, clever people. But why would Rich's niece want to get in touch with me? He said it's because she's an aspiring writer and she should learn from the best! Well, you know Rich does not hand out the compliments so freely. So, I just melted like butter. Acerbic comments of the past all forgotten. Slate wiped clean.
So anyone who wants to send a niece to my blog to get some writing advice, go right ahead. I'm a college professor and I teach writing to students all day every day (except weekends, major holidays, most of December, the entire summer and one week in March) so I actually have lots of words of wisdom. All I need is someone motivated enough to listen. Take advantage; I'm not always so nice. But it isn't every day I get a compliment from my friend Rich.
For dinner tonight, Gerard outdid himself with horseradish and garlic prime rib with wild mushroom sauce and leftover Gerard rice on the side. Dinner was late, so he made me a martini. Smirnoff vodka and garlic stuffed olives.
What is the best compliment you've ever received or one that you didn't expect? Send your comments. Let's get a dialog going about how wonderful we all are and drum up some positive energy.
In my experience compliments usually come at the most unexpected time and sometimes even from seemingly unlikely sources. My best and most favorite compliments always come from the happy recipients from my volunteer ventures. Usually, it's just a simple thank you and the satisfaction that comes from knowing that you haven't done anything out of the ordinary. But there is the 'out-loud' compliment which comes from someone saying how 'awesome' you are to have the skills and the time to lend to their organization. The simple not spoken compliment is always just as good as the 'out-loud saying-You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Cheryl. I agree, volunteering can be its own reward.
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