On a physical note, I'm most complimented on my very green eyes, long hair, nice rack/hourglass figure or ability to tan easily, but I'm not overly excited about any of these things. To me, they are just genetic accidents that I happened to inherit so for the most part I feel pretty blase about them. And whenever a man compliments me on any of the above on dates I turn into a complete fool and stutter a "thank you" while averting my eyes and blushing. Socially awkward much?
The thing I think I'm complimented on the most often and I feel is really important to me is probably my creativity and way of thinking.
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."
~ Dr. Seuss
The compliments are sometimes very blatant, "Oh, Jaci, you are so creative, I'd never think of that!" but mostly along the lines of, "Wow, you put together the most interesting and beautiful outfits - how do you do that?" or "you have the best one liners and jokes - you're so clever and witty" but the message is the same: "Jaci, you think up some things I've never thought of and I like it." And I love that they like it. My creativity is such a huge part of me and I take it everywhere I go - I'm constantly thinking about ways of making things prettier, more interesting, better working, or more colorful. I enjoy that the world is endless possibilities for me and I have the ability to not just see things as they are but also what the could be. This is part of my intelligence and I never realized how unusual it was until I was an adult. But, I'm creative and weird and quirky and I love that about me and I'm glad others seem to appreciate it too.
Now, I just have to work on being more gracious about taking compliments...something to work on.
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