#4 was so relatable for me. I often try to qualify a person's compliment (at least in my head, if not aloud) by explaining what went wrong, too. A lot of this is based on the fact that I was told, quite often, at a young age that people outside my family didn't "really" know me. Every time I was proud of an accomplishment as a kid, my family would tell me, "Well, pride is a sin." So I learned to be "humble" (e.g., false humility) by disqualifying my true gifts. I am working on this.
You know, your aliveness project feels a lot like what my friend Mansi does in her everyday life, especially when you mentioned complimenting the way the barista at Starbucks signed her name. Mansi carries dozens of handmade tokens (they look a lot like bookmarks) everywhere she goes. And spontaneously, she will hand them out to people, first asking how they spell their name. She has inspirational messages on each one that she's handwritten, too. And, of course, plenty of heartwarming stories to go with these!
I am so grateful that you are in my world and life.I sure hear everything you have shared here.Please keep shining🌟❤️.
Hi Alex,
#4 was so relatable for me. I often try to qualify a person's compliment (at least in my head, if not aloud) by explaining what went wrong, too. A lot of this is based on the fact that I was told, quite often, at a young age that people outside my family didn't "really" know me. Every time I was proud of an accomplishment as a kid, my family would tell me, "Well, pride is a sin." So I learned to be "humble" (e.g., false humility) by disqualifying my true gifts. I am working on this.
You know, your aliveness project feels a lot like what my friend Mansi does in her everyday life, especially when you mentioned complimenting the way the barista at Starbucks signed her name. Mansi carries dozens of handmade tokens (they look a lot like bookmarks) everywhere she goes. And spontaneously, she will hand them out to people, first asking how they spell their name. She has inspirational messages on each one that she's handwritten, too. And, of course, plenty of heartwarming stories to go with these!