"You"

I realized something about myself, or rather, figured something out about myself a couple of days ago. You see, sometimes I dont' take compliments very well. I like them and appreciate them of course, but sometimes they make me a little uncomfortable.

But then, there are other times when I really want a compliment, and might even fish for one. If I've done something that I think I've done well, and maybe surprised myself about and feel good about because of that, I might look for validation through a compliment.

So where's the line? Well, I think I've found it: the word 'you'. I think that I enjoy compliments, so long as they don't contain the word 'you'. "Hey man, you really did a great job on the such and such" makes me feel like, I don't know, like I'm not sure what to say. But "Hey man, the such and such really turned out great", is like something I can appreciate, but also get together with you in your support and appreciation of that such and such. "You look really nice tonight" sounds like bullshit to me (even though I say it, I think I just don't believe it about myself). While "I really like that shirt", can warrant a "Yeah, me too. Thanks." from me.

Anyway, I think that's something that I've figured out.

Side note. I'm starting to think, maybe, I should let someone else know about my blog besides Keith.