Accepting Compliments

[Shammu]

Do you have trouble accepting compliments?  

Does it bother you to take credit for something?

Should we be taking credit--for anything we do?

How do you do so, and still have any humility?

Yes I do, I get embarressed, when taking a compliment.

Yes it does bother me, when I do something I do it for the pleasure, not for compliments.

I think most people will take credit for anything. Even if they don't don't deserve the compliment.

Humility, oh ya, I have alot to spare. I am a person more to having fun for fun. I am a very strong person when I know what I am up against, but I am also a very meek person. I do get embarrassed when folks compliment me.

[Aeline]

I've still got a problem accepting compliments. People tell me I'm my own worst critic, and it's probably true. I can be a pretty critical person, and I'll admit that sometimes I'm a bit hard on myself and even the people around me.

I usually try to avoid situations where I know I'll get compliments, but when I do receive one I try to flash a smile and be polite enough to say thank you.

[nChrist]

Oklahoma Howdy to All,

Well, I guess that I would be the kind of person who would embarrass some of you. If I truly enjoy or appreciate the effort of someone, I try to make an effort to tell that person. On the other side of the issue, I rarely say anything if I thought the person did a horrible job with something.

The examples I'm thinking about would include the sermon of my pastor, a solo or special song, a Bible study, art, crafts, and just about anything that requires a great deal of effort to do something well.

This conversation raises some very interesting questions. I'll use a simple example. If my wife spends a great deal of time preparing delicious food and nobody ever tells her that it was good, what will she think? Will she think the food was awful and she wasted her time? I can tell you that I would get a TV dinner and get to push the buttons on the microwave myself.

   Y'all have me confused now. When I was a child, my parents taught me to keep my mouth shut if I didn't have something nice to say to someone. Now, you're telling me to keep my mouth shut when I have real appreciation for something. Doesn't everyone have a need to feel appreciated and encouraged from time to time?

Signed...........I love my wife's cooking and hate TV dinners.

Tom