Breakfast - Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Skipped lunch
Dinner - Jason's Deli Chicken Alfredo Pasta
One of my small group members said something this past Wednesday that really got me thinking...
"It's sometimes really hard to encourage people."
That's a simple statement, but for some reason it got me thinking in a way I never have before. Usually that statement gets said from an internal perspective. From a place where one feels personally discouraged by their inability to adequately express appreciation to another person.
But for the first time I realized that it can be difficult to encourage others because some people don't receive encouragement well.
Why is that?
Why has our culture, specifically my generation, shifted to this mentality that "humility" means not accepting encouragement, compliments or positive feedback? That's not humility at all...
We really have to get better at accepting encouragement. It takes the joy away and undermines the encourager, which quite frankly is just rude. It's ok to celebrate and take credit when we've done something right. Time to start acknowledging the efforts of encouragers, accepting their compliments, thanking them and returning the favor.
We can do it guys! I believe in you!
(that's me encouraging you guys... accept it... embrace it... ;)
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