Appreciation

We all love to be appreciated.
We all feel like we are under appreciated.
But do you ever have a moment when you are finally recognized for all the hard work you've done with out complaint or anyone appreciating it, and then they appreciate it.
Its just about the best.

These things don't happen very often and I do not go fishing for compliments because honestly I have no other way to respond to them than besides being super awkward.
I don't take compliments well because I don't take them seriously.

But when I get a legitimate compliment that is sincere its about the best.

My adviser Leslie just said a nice short little compliment about me being dependable and how she loved that I was on the Indy staff.

And it just made me feel like I was finally genuinely appreciated.
That all my hard work was finally going towards something.
That I did something right.
I always remember all the things I do wrong.
But its hard to remember how well i'm doing.

That my life is somewhat together.
I'm not a hot mess... all the time.

That she called me dependable and that she can trust me to do good work is what is most meaningful.

It was about character.
If you want to truly compliment someone, compliment them on their character.

Who they are and what their work ethic is.
Not what they look like.

Everyone can say something about what a person looks like.
Character compliments take careful planning.
Listening.
Hard work.
That's what impresses.

Knowing what you are talking about.