Creating Recovery

We are amazing.

We have to keep telling each other that—keep validating, building up, pushing the positive. Like oxygen, positive comments help sustain and rejuvenate us.

The power of spirit can be felt when two people share.

Out…in…out…in…like breathing.

When someone tells us something wonderful about us, we gain confidence in ourselves. We do fit. We are valued.

When we look into another person and express the goodness we find, we gain confidence in the world around us. Life is good. Beauty is everywhere.

To receive and give compliments may feel a little awkward at first. Especially if the other person is not someone you know well, or care to get to know. To cope with the self-consciousness that receiving a compliment can generate, remind yourself that you are merely doing your part to enhance the life experience of another person. And to offset the feeling of coming across like a fake as you practice giving compliments, ask yourself what you have to lose by voicing one positive observation.

As those perks circulate…in…out…in…out…both giver and receiver are transformed. It’s a win-win situation.

I am a gracious recipient of the good things others have to say about me. As I broaden my focus, I become more in tune with the amazing goodness in others.