How many times a day do we compliment others? I am always telling someone their hair, outfit, their home, or mood are so pleasing to me. It comes so naturally to see the beauty in others and in the world around me. The struggle I have is in complimenting myself, or in accepting myself for who I am right at that moment. I need not worry that I used to be skinny or that I want to more prayerful. While my health and my prayer life are important, I should never not love myself just as I am at the very moment I am living. God loves and accepts me just as I am in that minute.
I am challenging myself to compliment myself every day for the wonderful woman that God has created. I will call to mind a characteristic that is special about me. Today I am wondering if it is my laugh. I have a really good one. When one of the kids or my husband touches my funny bone I just can't stop. My laugh is loud and it is infectious. Actually, I can really deliver a funny line too. Just ask my daughter. She loves my stories about my day and the people I encounter. I can always bring laughter to her. I guess today I will compliment myself on my sense of humor, and thank God for giving me the gift of joy.
I also challenge myself after accepting the compliment to say a prayer that I not hide the gift, and that I share it with others. I pray that I continue to look at myself not in comparison to others, but as an individual gift from God with special gifts and talents that are unique to me and not like the ones that others have.
I look forward to discovering another compliment tomorrow. I'll close by saying, "You look marvelous darling..."
Peace and talk to you again soon,
Eileen
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