I was just thinking about the importance of compliments; they hold a certain kind of POWER if you ask me. I think it is safe to assume that while growing up we all have been met with at least one compliment: “Nice hair, cute smile, love your voice etc.”
Everyone wants to feel loved and compliments are so amazing with boosting ones self-esteem and are just encouraging and motivating to others! Those “Like” buttons here and on Facebook, Instagram & Youtube as well as other social network places help many who have not been as confident to continue being who they are because somewhere there is a community of people who will appreciate and like what you share or even how you look, whatever the case may be. We all know that compliments feel really good. However, what happens when you share a part of yourself with others, or you get a new haircut or create a new piece of art or try a new outfit or gain or lose weight or…(insert here) and you don’t receive any compliments or worse, instead receive criticism? What happens to you on those days when you feel like you really need one?
Do we stop what we love doing? Should we dress for someone else? Should we stop creating? Do we take that picture or post down? Do we stop being ourselves?
It all comes down to self-confidence!
According to dictionary.com Confidence is defined as the following:
- Full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or
- belief in oneself and one’s powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance
You have to keep loving yourself and believing in yourself even if you feel like no one else does. You have to keep pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone to learn more about yourself and realize that you are amazing and that you can make it and that your thoughts and art and whatever else is valued and loved, even if it is just by you…there is POWER in that. Self-confidence for many is a life long journey; it definitely is for me and I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way and continue to do so. You have to love yourself every step of the way. I like to remind myself that I am “fearfully and wonderfully made” (taken from Psalm 139:14) so my confidence comes from believing God’s word but so are you!
There will always be someone who’s not feeling you for whatever reason but as long as you feel good about you that is really what matters the most. Your THOUGHTS are POWERFUL! So today give yourself a compliment that you never received before or maybe have wanted to hear and keep shining!
Peace & ❤
Limarie
May 20, 2016 at 9:32 am
Wonderful post! Everyone needs to read this one for sure. It also reminds me of this quote which we all must remind ourselves daily : “You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.” Matthew 5:14
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May 20, 2016 at 1:09 pm
Amen! Thank you avinamdar, I really appreciate that compliment 🙂
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May 20, 2016 at 9:51 am
Yeah you’re absolutely right. I don’t know why people hold back on encouraging or appreciating someone. I personally think we should never lose a chance to appreciate someone. Maybe someone has stopped loving himself because nobody reminded him that he’s worthy.
Thank you for the post. People need to read these once in a while. 🙂
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May 20, 2016 at 1:06 pm
Thank you so much Maddy, I totally agree…the little things are usually the BIG things like *Kindness*.
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May 20, 2016 at 1:21 pm
Yes yes it’s the little things that actually matter
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May 24, 2016 at 4:21 pm
Too awesome! I always say that no one else’s opinion of you matters more than your own.
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May 25, 2016 at 1:37 pm
Yes this is so true and giving a compliment to another, never hurts either 😉 ❤ BTW You are BEAUTIFUL! 😉
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June 20, 2016 at 7:33 pm
LOVE THIS
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September 28, 2016 at 9:29 am
Great article. So well-written and thought out. I absolutely love the Cornelius Lindsey quote – I’d never heard it before. I think a lot of people would benefit from reading this.
Have a read of my latest post on this subject: ‘Self-Efficacy: Turning Doubt Into Drive’, let me know what you think 🙂
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January 20, 2017 at 5:35 pm
Hi I just came back to my blog after a very loooong break! Thanks for stopping by, I will be checking you out soon! Hoping youi have a great day!
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