Here’s To You…and Me
When someone gives you a compliment do you bask in the glory or downplay the remark?
I admit, when I was younger I eagerly accepted my compliments with bells, whistles and bows,1 but as I grew older, I ate my share of humble pie and then I did the reverse. After watching me play commendation dodge ball, one day my sister-in-law’s sister pulled me aside and said, “Just say thank you.”
If someone thinks we did an outstanding job, let’s bask in the glory. We need to ditch the attitude: “I’m not perfect enough” and give credit to ourselves and to the people who acknowledge us and our efforts. We all deserve compliments. And we deserve to take them. ~ PioneerThinking.com
So to Urban Panther, THANK YOU, for my first ever blogging award. I’ll hang it on my wall like it’s my first dollar. You can read her kind words here. Thank you to those who have sent me emails behind the scene as well.
This award has to be passed on to 5 bloggers. I planned to highlight Urban Panther’s blog in my Meet the Bloggers post, but she beat me to the punch. If you haven’t read her blog, pounce on over for a hello, you won’t be disappointed.
This next blogger is one of the hardest working bloggers I know. In my mind, her initials are not just letters, but exclamation marks. Her blog is immortal because she can do things for people even when she’s 80, and beyond. For example: “I Got Hip Replacement Surgery…so you don’t have to.” Well we don’t wish that on JD, so hobble on over to her blog for a laugh. Be sure to read my favorite post at I Do Things.
This next blogger has an unusual, but comical, love affair with her Apple MAC, they recently starred in her home movie “So Happy Together.” MHR is great writer who writes with emotion, humor, honesty and she’s the only blogger I know who can write a post called “Testing Comments” and her supportive readers show up in droves. Her blog is a fun to visit, she makes me think, smile and she can even get a salty discharge to flow from my eyes. This award goes to Momma Mia, Mea Culpa who probably has hundreds of them on her mantel already.
I also like this new blog I found, Debateur Debates. Her blog is about “serious topics for serious readers”, topics for the brain. Worth a visit.
I didn’t highlight 5 bloggers because I ran out of typing paper. If you have a blog you want to share, maybe a new one, please leave a link in the comment section, I’ll get it out of spam, eventually. I promise.
EDIT: I overlooked my very first award for “story telling” from Sandy, so I’m adding it to this post. Thanks Sandy, you’re the best. Charge the oversight to my head and not my heart. Much appreciated. ? ? ?
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Hi Natural,
I read about your award over at Urban Panther’s blog. What an honor! Congratulations and best wishes!
You can take your bow now!
Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Self Promotion - From The Archives
Congrats. Job well done
Roschelle’s last blog post..Cindy McCain’s Half Sister - I’m voting for Barack Obama
Congrats.
Definitely: just say thank you!
Vered’s last blog post..Would You Eat Spicy Chocolate?
Congrats!
Blog awards are always sooooo fun, even though I don’t display 99% of mine because I can not figure out where to shove them into my everyday pre-written rambles.
Monique’s last blog post..Things I Have Learned At Work
Yes, take your bow Natural. Receiving is just as important as giving because it’s all energy going around and around.
Congratulations.
Kelly
Kelly@SHE-POWER’s last blog post..When Kindness Becomes Stupidity
Hi Natural. Way to go! Applause, applause.
My reception of a compliment depends on what I’ve done to cause the compliment, and how I happen to feel about myself and that person. It also depends, strangely enough, on how the compliment is delivered. Sometimes they don’t feel completely genuine and it makes me feel awkward. The most powerful of course are the ones that we are able to receive and own completely.
Davina’s last blog post..Does Misery Really Love Company?
Barbara, that was nice of Urban Panther, wasn’t it? I want to go back to bed, but I’ll take a short bow.
Roschelle, thanks, it’s nice to be bloggy recognized and appreciated.
Vered, thank you.
Monique, they are fun and it’s nice to look at all the different designs and creative badges.
Kelly, this is true and it needn’t be done with a fight in acceptance.
Davina, thank you. Interesting viewpoint as well. I guess we can get backhanded compliments, but for the most part, they are genuine and should be accepted.
WOO! Congratulations! And thank you! You KNOW I’ll keep doing things when I’m 80, hell, I’ll probably come back from the dead just to do things.
Anyway, thanks again. Your blog is so cool and deserves many, many awards.
JD at I Do Things’s last blog post..I Cut My Hair so you don’t have to
Ay Chihuahua, I have a very hard time accepting a compliment. I can cut that compliment down in less than three words.
Congratulations to you, though Natural. It’s still fun to be recognized whether it’s hard to accept the compliment or not.
cardiogirl’s last blog post..The book of questions, Volume 8
Kudos to you, Natural. You’d be my nominee too. Keep up the awesome work!
Al at 7P’s last blog post..The Criminally-Minded Approach for Achieving Goals
Hi Natural: You definitely deserve an award, I always have a good time when I stop by here. I checked out the “So Happy Together” video, hilarious!
Marelisa’s last blog post..How to Create a Swipe File to Jump Start Your Creativity
Commendation Dodge Ball. Oh, I used to play this one, until a perfect stranger said the same thing that was said to you, “Just say thank you.” 12 years later we are still good friends.
It was a no-brainer passing this award along to you!
Urban Panther’s last blog post..Cut and run
Well look at you girlfriend, all popular and shit!! You Go Girl!
I know what you mean about popularity and attention, funny how everything changes with time, it’s the main reason I never say never.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Mamaflo’s last blog post..What Body Parts Get Your Attention?
well derserved award..congrats young lady..as regards compliments I confess I bask in them especially from the fairer sex…:))))
robert bourne’s last blog post..Empty Chairs
Congratulations on the blog award! I’m amazed that you haven’t had one before!!
Compliments? Yes, I taught my kids to accept them graciously. It can be embarrassing or hurtful to the giver of the compliment to have them thrown back in their face, and they wouldn’t say nice things to you if they didn’t mean them - well, most people won’t, anyway. And those that do are shamed by a gracious acceptance and a smile.
I’m not very good at accepting compliments in fact I often deflect them. Sometimes I just say thank you.
chris’s last blog post..The Perfect Storm
Well, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I’d say you bloody deserve it!!!
Big Pumpkin’s last blog post..Showing bad examples to your children
Yay! You So Deserve that award. You ROCK!! Big Time!! I am trilled for you!!
And, I am completely blushing over your way to kind words about me!! I am the type to downplay any sort of compliment! So, I will take your sister-in-laws advice and just say Thank You.
xxxooooxxxoooo
(Hope you are having a great weekend!)
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..Pre-Holiday-Post
Congratulations. A well deserved award.
Lana’s last blog post..The Birdhouse & Gustav
I don’t know what I have to do to be first to comment on your blog anymore, lol, you’ve gotten so popular, which is why you so deserve your award. Congrats, Natural & bask in your glory.
Tondy’s last blog post..Sometimes you just don’t have a title and this is one of those times!
Congratulations on getting the award Valerie. You’re a worthy recipient. And thanks for introducing us to some great new blogs to read. I can’t add one because I like too many and it wouldn’t be fair.
Cath Lawson’s last blog post..The Power Of Blogging For Business Without A Business
Congrats! Much deserved, your site is one I enjoy (out of hundreds), and that’s a good thing.
Peace,
Mike
livelife365
Do You Believe?
Mike Foster’s last blog post..Do You Believe?
I of course gave you awards June 25th but you never got them and now I’m miffed - just joking about the miffed not the awards. Wish I could just say a simple thank you I get all nervous and flustery these are great sites by the way sandy
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Congrats on the award! And just enjoy the compliments. Bask in them.
Bathe in them. Put them in your coffee in the morning (if you do drink coffee, that is…). Nothing wrong with allowing yourself to be praised every now and then!
The Fitness Diva’s last blog post..Obama’s Workout Routine
Thanks so much for the award. I am very flattered. Great post by the way. I too have problems accepting compliments.
debateur’s last blog post..In honor of the citizens of New Orleans
I’ve been thinking about this myself lately. I have a had time accepting comments and typically just say “Thank you” as not to offend the giver … then I do this internal bashing. Like many people, I have this inner voice that often tells me I’m not good enough, that my efforts aren’t good enough. I’ve got to work on replacing that with a more positive message!
JD, I was hoping you would blog forever. When I asked to be buried with my laptop, I got the evil eye…I said don’t worry, I’ll have someone doing things for me down there…send your future blog entries to my crypt @ deadasapost@crypt.com. Thanks JD, you rock too!
CardioGirl, thanks. I’ve learned a lot about myself just from reading your blog…any reason why we cut a compliment down. Thanks.
AL, thanks a billion.
Marelisa, I’m glad you have a good time..I love to chuckle and in between, share. That was a funny video, MRH cracks me up all the time.
Urban Panther, what’s up with dodging a compliment? Thank you is simple enough. Thanks for thinking of me.
Mamaflo, popular? Oh no, I’m going back in my shell. Ahhhh.
Thanks !
Mr. Bourne, thanks brother. especially from the fairer sex: I’m not surprised. : )
Jay, Actually Jay, I was given an award before, Valerie made a boo-boo. Compliments are gifts, gifts are unexpected and should not be thrown back as if they mean nothing. Good point. Not always easy to do…I guess to some the act, or whatever, really was nothing out of the norm for them….to be recognized for “breathing” is like, huh. A simple thank you works.
Chris, I wonder why that is, now I have to go look that up on the web some more.
Big Pumpkin, thanks. Good to “see” you. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Meleah, girlfriend! Thanks a bunch for being a regular here and contributing as well. Like we all should do, take your bows and say thank you and get off the stage, I have an audition to do.
My weekend? You mean my lazy end or my weak end…the end that doesn’t want to get up and do things. Back to wor, wor, worrrrrrk tomorrow. I was looking at my mother’s basement thinking, I could live here. LOL
Lana, Thanks!
Tondy, I think you may be sleeping whenever my scheduled posts appear, but no worries, the well is dry. Thanks girlfriend, late or early it’s always great to see you.
Cath, thank you. I should have added another blog or two, I will in the future when I do another meet the bloggers….its fun to be introduced to new stuff, those just starting out need a boost.
Mike Foster, thanks, I find myself at your blog on a regular. Peace.
Sandy, I had to stand on three soap boxes to reach the keyboard. I felt pea size after overlooking your award to me. I even responded on your blog. Charge that one to my head and not my heart. Thanks sister.
Fitness Diva, good thing I finished my cookies and ice cream before I responded to your comment. Your name is always my reminder and dang your body for that matter, of the exercise and better eating I need to be doing. Coffee? I love the coffee and the coffee loves me.
Thanks for the congrats!
Debateur, hey there. I enjoy your blog a lot, I love the questions you ask. I lost your blog and then I remembered that I put you in my reader, which I haven’t read in days…lost of catching up to do. You keep up the good work over there.
Brenda, wow, okay a lot more people do this (feel funny about accepting compliments) more than I thought. Interesting. Surely, we all can’t think that we are not worthy. Wonder what the reason is behind it….got me.
Oh please. I am already pouting over the idea of going back to work in the morning. I did a whole lot of NOTHING this weekend. and now that I am READY to write? I have to go into an office that I hate.
(sigh)
Can I come live with you in your moms basement?
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..Happy Holiday
Meleah, I might be home today, maybe. Holidays should come in two, but let me stop whining, right (out loud that is).
yeah come on. i was looking at the basement i was cleaning and thinking my bed could go here, my computer desk here. i can have some privacy and my own door. when i’m ready to throw in my white flag i just might do that. being a grown up is so freaking overrated, isn’t it? ;/
need your holiday weekend update!!
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..Re-Cap
M, you need my who did what to who? my holiday WEAKend update. did i miss something. i’m going to go back and reread your blog
Congratulations! Fantastic job!
Mark Salinas’s last blog post..Core Challenge
Congrats Natural!
Thanks for the tips - I’ve got some new blogs to check out.
Robin’s last blog post..Think And It Shall Be So
Hi Mark, thanks so much for stopping by…I need to go take your core challenge.
Muchas Gracias, did I spell that right, Robin.
NaTuRaL’s last blog post..Butt-to-Gutt Ratio Gone Wild
Just stopping by to say Congrats!! Well deserved.
Amy
Amyoops’s last blog post..Kids…
Thanks Amy!
As usual I’m reading blog posts long after they were posted. I used to brush off compliments because I didn’t believe them. A wise friend told me to shut off all the negative messages in my head, listen carefully to the compliment, and then say, “Thank you,” while believing that I deserved it. It helps my self-esteem, which usually needs help.
Greetings Dot, it’s okay if you respond late, all late comers are welcomed. The funny thing is I never thought of my self-esteem as being low..maybe I’m in denial. I will compliment someone in a minute though. Weird I Am!
Oh well, I say thank you and yeah we deserve it.
Natural’s last blog post..EntreCard Therapy
From the looks of things… a lot of people in this world are finding companionship through the internet… and what did the world do before blogging became so important…. what in the world did the world do before the internet… it use to be cell phones was the way to go.. but no more charlie… its blog this, and blog that… my goodness… i just hope and pray that when the world is in its “final” days.. that the bloggers will put the ‘WORD’ out there too… don’t get it twisted… i’m not a hater… just speaking my mind!! - p.s. - SIKE- GOT YA!!
LOL Humph! I’ll be sure to put the word out there when the world is in it’s final days, actually looking at the financial world I say this is just the beginning, so hold on.
Blogging is cool and if you want help setting up your ranting blog, I’m here for you. ♥