Isn't it nice to get an unexpected compliment?
It gives you a boost, makes you smile. Just for a minute, you feel on top of the world.
And, strangely, I find it even more uplifting when it comes from a stranger. For someone you don't know to go to the bother of saying what's on their mind makes it even more valuable. I suppose that, as they don't know you from Adam, they are not just saying it because they feel they should, or because they think it will make you feel better...they are saying it because they mean it.
I bring this up because I got one such compliment this evening.
I was at the hairdresser getting a cut and blow dry. My stylist was spreading herself thin, so a less experienced girl was asked to dry my hair. Half way through drying, she said that she loved my colour. I was delighted to tell her that it was all natural, that I hadn't coloured my hair for a couple of years now and was embracing the grey. She replied that she knew that it was natural, but that she just thought it was a wonderful, warm and vibrant colour.
What a feeling!!
You should try it sometime. I told a customer at work the other day that she had amazing eyes...well she did!! The irises were completely speckled, and they looked, well, amazing! She seemed genuinely delighted, if a little bit worried that I should have noticed in the first place!
And the best thing about compliments is that the giver gets just about as much pleasure from it as the receiver!
Today I am grateful to the girl in the hairdressers for making my day!
Who's day will you make tomorrow???
Gratefully yours.
xx
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