"Compliments Journal"

This was an e-mail compliment, so I can quote it exactly. :)

“You have done an outstanding job of putting all of this together—your experience shows and I greatly appreciate your involvement in this project.”

while meeting with a potential new employee, my co-worker mentioned that I am really good at looking making sure that the people at our Center get raises and promotions.

I am glad someone noticed!

At work, we just had our “state of the union” meeting. Our director talked about how pleased he is with how our Center is doing and at the end he said, “I give a lot of the credit to wren. . . she is doing a fantastic job.” (Of course, he used my real name.:) )

and this compliment just came through on e-mail:
“You did a fantastic job putting this proposal together—I really appreciate having this information and also your willingness to share your experience.”

and also, one of my co-workers told me this morning that I looked beautiful.

:D

told me that I was making good progress on the SPRINT budget.

:)

and my boss told me that he didn’t know how he had been so smart as to hire such a good people manager as me.

^{this one really scared me a lot.}

• Does getting told that I rock count if it’s done with exuberance?

• I was complimented on my nice outfit.

to add to my collection…

Vex said that I am positive, supportive and caring.

Mollie told me I am brave, strong, thoughtful and intelligent.

Snow Leopard thinks I am very funny!

Naughty Chimp said that I write well and evocatively.

Mr. Wren told me I looked beautiful.

Thank you to everyone who has so kindly offered your compliments.

This exercise makes me feel highly anxious!

I didn’t expect to get compliments when I wrote about my therapy assignment. Now I, as Bibliomane reminded me, I need to write them down.

^{I feel very uncomfortable doing this}

Bibliomane thinks I am swell!

Aimee wrote that I am inspiring to her.

Taj said that I care.

Adar told me I have a beautiful gentle spirit.

Turandot wrote that I dare to change and that is important.

Stine said, “You are wonderful, always supportive and encouraging, write interesting entries and ofcourse, loving and caring owner to a special dog, which requires a special person!”

Little Ruby told me I am wonderful.

Thank you to everyone for taking the time to write these thoughtful compliments.

Now I will work on soaking them up.

my therapist & I talked about the feeling of badness that I carry around all the time. Even though it doesn’t make sense, a part of me is convinced that I am bad at the core.

My therapist assigned me to write down any compliments that I receive and really take the compliment in. This is supposed to be a way to help heal the belief that I am bad to the core. So I will use this place to do the assignment.