Day 212 - A Year to Clear - Praises Lighten

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Lesson 212: Praises Lighten

What happens when we praise someone or give them a barrage of compliments? It makes us feel good and allows us to lighten up a bit. The question posed today is why is it hard to give out praise and sometimes why is it hard for us to absorb it in and believe it?

I am in agreement that I find it hard to accept praise. I feel a bit shy when people praise me. Not saying that I don’t deserve a compliment, it’s just that I’m not used to it, that it becomes an odd gesture. I kind of feel like I don’t need to be on display when people pass me a compliment. I need to learn to say thank you and accept I think.

I like giving out compliments to others because it’ll help people have a bit more confidence and stay positive. I think I give out praise when I think it’s deserved. I wouldn’t sing out praises just for the sake of it. I recognise good work when I see it. I recognise people’s talents and dish out praise when I can see their skills. I guess people feed on the validation. We all kind of want to know what we are doing is right or we’re going in the right direction, so having feedback and compliments allows us to get that boost.

I see now why this week’s theme is called validating with this lesson in particular. I feel like we might be going through the methods in which we feel we need to get validated.