#compliments — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #compliments, aggregated by home.social.
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I don’t pass as a woman, and I’ve become accustomed to stares and occasional paused conversations when I walk by. I’m untroubled by most of it. I try to keep a benign smile on my face and act like I don’t give a shit.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-trans-woman-in-a-library-books-an-unexpected-compliment-650706c3a863?sk=c4a4462580ff53006908a6ef3eb1d360 -
Question on my mind:
If someone means to give you a compliment, but to you, it is not,
How do you respond?
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Question on my mind:
If someone means to give you a compliment, but to you, it is not,
How do you respond?
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Question on my mind:
If someone means to give you a compliment, but to you, it is not,
How do you respond?
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Question on my mind:
If someone means to give you a compliment, but to you, it is not,
How do you respond?
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Question on my mind:
If someone means to give you a compliment, but to you, it is not,
How do you respond?
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She grocery shopped hat-free during chemo for the first time. A tiny compliment led her to tears.
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“You have a marvellous weight distribution between your feet”; “You have the head of a composer”; “You look like a benign motorcycle club version of Father Christmas.”
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Her nose was narrow and sharp, her cheekbones high, and her face long and thin. She had a tinge of naughty Catholic school girl mixed with a sort of sophisticated Anna Wintour mystique, sans the dark glasses.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/why-didnt-i-tell-her-she-was-pretty-52710f2c5282?sk=81251d3e0eb93d39d371a10cc42afd22 -
Some told me I looked like John Travolta, today.
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Woman is overjoyed to see her dad cameo in a viral video about kindness after he passed away
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-give-strangers-driveby-compliments
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Woman is overjoyed to see her dad cameo in a viral video about kindness after he passed away
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-give-strangers-driveby-compliments
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Woman is overjoyed to see her dad cameo in a viral video about kindness after he passed away
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-give-strangers-driveby-compliments
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Woman is overjoyed to see her dad cameo in a viral video about kindness after he passed away
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-give-strangers-driveby-compliments
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[Micro-weblog] My online psychology reflection: It hurts when genuine compliments are consistently rejected. If the person rejects both praise and insults, it suggests they reject *all* external judgment, seeking total self-sufficiency. I admire that high level of independence, even if my raw self still wishes for that tidy, dedicated house!
https://weblog.kalvin.my/the-pain-of-rejected-compliments-a-study-in-external-validation/
#psychology #reflection #mentalhealth #selfsufficiency #validation #compliments #socialdynamics #rejection #onlineinteraction #tiktok #emotions #personaldevelopment #neurodiversity #autism #housinggoals #honesty #introspection #therapy #growth
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This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks for writing and sharing it @rands.
#blog #compliments #acknowledgement #beingseen #goodhumans
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CBS News: A 9-year-old Illinois boy set up a stand that offers free compliments. It became a local hit.. “It’s a hot summer day and 9-year-old Ethan Wargo of Sycamore, Illinois, is making a stand. It’s like a refreshment stand — just for your self-esteem. Ethan got the idea while reading his ‘Dog Man’ graphic novel. In the book, one of the characters sets up an insult stand. Ethan knew that […]
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Quote of the day, 25 July: St. Thérèse
Listen to this little, very funny story:
One day [10 January 1889], after I received the Habit, Sister St. Vincent de Paul saw me with Mother Prioress, and she exclaimed: “Oh! how well she looks! Is this big girl strong! Is she plump!”
I left, quite humbled by the compliment, when Sister Magdalene stopped me in front of the kitchen and said: “But what is beoming of you, poor little Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus! You are fading away before our eyes! If you continue at this pace, with an appearance that makes one tremble, you won’t observe the Rule very long!”
I couldn’t get over hearing, one after the other, two such contrary appraisals. Ever since that moment, I have never attached any importance to the opinion of creatures, and this impression has so developed in me that, at this present time, reproaches and compliments glide over me without leaving the slightest imprint.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
The Yellow Notebook of Mother Agnès, 25 July 1897
Thérèse of Lisieux, S & Clarke, J 1977, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Her Last Conversations, Institute of Carmelite Studies, Washington DC.
Featured image: Detail of a photo montage created at the Carmel of Lisieux utilizing a 1913 photo of Mother Agnès (Pauline Martin) and a retouched copy of the last photo of St. Thérèse, which Sr. Geneviève (Celine Martin) took while Thérèse was getting some fresh air in the cloister. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites (used by permission)
#CarmelOfLisieux #compliments #monasticLife #StThérèseOfLisieux
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A quotation from Josh Billings
The love that a man gains by flattery, is worth just about az mutch az the flattery is.
[The love that a man gains by flattery is worth just about as much as the flattery is.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/billings-josh/76858/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acclaim #admiration #adoration #celebrity #compliments #flattery #love #praise
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A quotation from Thomas Fuller
Believe not that Men have an Esteem for thee only because they say so.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1816 (1727)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #admiration #compliments #esteem #flattery #praise #respect
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A quotation from Thomas Fuller
Believe not that Men have an Esteem for thee only because they say so.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1816 (1727)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #admiration #compliments #esteem #flattery #praise #respect
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A quotation from Thomas Fuller
Believe not that Men have an Esteem for thee only because they say so.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1816 (1727)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #admiration #compliments #esteem #flattery #praise #respect
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The #VOD of #Episode 2 of #FiresideFedi is now up on #Peertube!
Thank you so much to @Mrfunkedude for being my #special #guest! It was an absolute #joy to have you on. And please keep spreading the #good #vibes on the #Fediverse.
<3
https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/33Po5UCntWdDVTy2dUtCJ2
#interview #people #fun #funny #relaxing #anxiety #meditation #peopleOverProfits #protocolsOverPlatforms #socialBackInSocialMedia #MrRogers #compassion #kindness #compliments #fedi -
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@loren
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30. あなたの描くキャラクターはとても魅力的です。 (Anata no kaku kyarakutā wa totemo miryokuteki desu.)
“The characters you draw are very captivating.” -
@loren
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26. あなたの技術は素晴らしいです。 (Anata no gijutsu wa subarashii desu.)
“Your technique is superb.”
27. これからの作品も楽しみにしています。 (Korekara no sakuhin mo tanoshimi ni shiteimasu.)
“I’m looking forward to your future works as well.”
28. 色彩の使い方がとても巧みですね。 (Shikisai no tsukaikata ga totemo takumi desu ne.)
“Your use of colors is very skillful.”
29. こんなに素晴らしい作品を見たことがありません。 (Konna ni subarashii sakuhin o mita koto ga arimasen.)
“I’ve never seen such an amazing piece of work.” -
@loren
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22. どの作品も心に響きます。 (Dono sakuhin mo kokoro ni hibikimasu.)
“Every piece of your work resonates with my heart.”
23. この作品の雰囲気がとても好きです。 (Kono sakuhin no fun’iki ga totemo suki desu.)
“I really like the atmosphere of this piece.”
24. あなたのアートはとても洗練されています。 (Anata no āto wa totemo senren sareteimasu.)
“Your art is very refined.”
25. この作品からインスピレーションをたくさんもらいました。 (Kono sakuhin kara insupirēshon o takusan moraimashita.)
“I received a lot of inspiration from this piece.” -
Here’s Why #Lonely People Are Afraid of #Compliments
Some #lonelypeople hold #negative self-schemas.
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A quotation from Moliere:
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ALCESTE: Esteem is founded on comparison:
To honor all men is to honor none.
[Sur quelque préférence une estime se fonde,
Et c’est n’estimer rien qu’estimer tout le monde.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/moliere/73001/#quote #quotes #quotation #comparison #compliments #esteem #honor #praise #preference #ranking #respect
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A quotation from Moliere:
«
ALCESTE: Esteem is founded on comparison:
To honor all men is to honor none.
[Sur quelque préférence une estime se fonde,
Et c’est n’estimer rien qu’estimer tout le monde.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/moliere/73001/#quote #quotes #quotation #comparison #compliments #esteem #honor #praise #preference #ranking #respect
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Too Seldom Is Heard an #Encouraging Word: Why and How to Offer More #Compliments
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Every one who sees this has #SomeAss. You lookin' good.
I'm rewatching #AmericanDad (S8E12) #Ass #Compliments
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Every one who sees this has #SomeAss. You lookin' good.
I'm rewatching #AmericanDad (S8E12) #Ass #Compliments
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Every one who sees this has #SomeAss. You lookin' good.
I'm rewatching #AmericanDad (S8E12) #Ass #Compliments
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So, my son (18) and I (43), and group of my friends, were out at baseball game last night watching one of our other friends play. One of my friends brought her friend who was visiting from interstate.
Today she comes up to me and says that her interstate friend had asked if my son and I were brother and sister, and when she’d told him that we were actually mother and son he’d been shocked and was sure I wasn’t old enough to have a child, let alone one who is now an adult.
It doesn’t take much to make someone’s day, but telling them they look young enough to be their teenage sons sister is a pretty good way to achieve it.
#compliments #MotherSon #BrotherSister #age #MadeMyDay #LookingGoodForMyAge #FeelGoodVibes #happy
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Washed the bathroom floor after having my shower. Mentioned it to the spouse, pointing out that I want #compliments, thinking of this hilarious video from ages ago: https://youtu.be/zi8ShAosqzI
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:catthinking:
"very interesting, but nothing sensible"
I do publish nonsense... and if this were a comment to my nonsense, it would be a compliment.
Alas. This was posted into an actual article of mine in which I was arguing for a position. As such, it is an insult.
Maybe the spammer was confused????
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#VoteBlue #TimWalz #HarrisWalz
#Daughters #ComplimentsMy 34-year-old daughter just gave me a big compliment--which is sort of unusual for her--she posted elsewhere:
"The best thing about Tim Walz is he gives off a very strong my dad vibe. Quick to laugh, smile, make a terrible pun, and kind."
She's not wrong!
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Today someone called me a genius. Not casually, as a catch all compliment, but with intention.
It caught me off guard and took me a moment to process. It’s gonna stay with me because I need it to.
If you have kind words for someone, don’t keep them locked away. Speak them into existence.
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"See, the problem here is that you know what you're doing. Most customers don't."
- the plumber rep, after coming back to tell me the equipment is fine, it's the brochure they gave me that is in fact wrong
(also, he told me that the Bradford-White local sales rep has been trying to get corporate to fix it for like three years)
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Daily writing prompt What was the best compliment you’ve received? View all responsesThere are two answers to this question. One is serious and professional and I will not give any details about it. The other is a goofy thing from when I was a teenager.
There are actually two professional things that I could use here. Two people who reported to me both said things that affected me in very positive ways. I will not share either thing because I don’t care to break confidence. I’m like a priest hearing confession and I ain’t given anything up. Well… like a priest without all of the child rape and atrociously evil cover ups. So really nothing like a priest, but you get the idea. Okay, enough about this one.
The compliment I’ll share is silly. I think I was a sophomore in high school. My friend Mike and I were trying to learn new musical instruments. Guitar for me and bass for him. We had a friend who could play the drums. We got together and had a jam. The drummer had an older brother who played guitar. He was in the room with us, just hanging out and listening. I was pretty new at guitar, but I had been playing music for years (on the saxophone and briefly on the trumpet) so musically speaking I kinda knew what I was doing and as a result I was picking things up on guitar pretty quickly. While we were jamming away I did… something. I am not sure what, but I think I was probably improvising something. The drummer’s guitar playing brother stood up and said, “I gotta take a walk” and left the room. I guess I impressed him a little.
That’s it. That’s the compliment. I never forgot that. My ego swelled four sizes that day. I was so pleased with myself that I may have actually started to glow. The post script on this was that the drummer’s guitar playing brother should not have been disturbed by anything I did because he was good. He was way better than me. I’m guessing he still is.
There is a third potential answer to this question as well. It’s actually a series of things. They aren’t compliments per se, but they affected me in similar Earth rocking ways. First, there was this woman who agreed to go on a date with me. Nice! Second, about a year later I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said yes. Nice! About a year later we stood in front of our families and we both said, “I do” to each other. Nice! Like I said, they aren’t compliments in the strictest sense of the word, but they have a similar affect. They are each like a huge compliment on steroids and multiplied by about 10 zillion.
And there you have it, folks. My compliment history in a nutshell. Happy Monday, everyone.
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Daily writing prompt What was the best compliment you’ve received? View all responsesThere are two answers to this question. One is serious and professional and I will not give any details about it. The other is a goofy thing from when I was a teenager.
There are actually two professional things that I could use here. Two people who reported to me both said things that affected me in very positive ways. I will not share either thing because I don’t care to break confidence. I’m like a priest hearing confession and I ain’t given anything up. Well… like a priest without all of the child rape and atrociously evil cover ups. So really nothing like a priest, but you get the idea. Okay, enough about this one.
The compliment I’ll share is silly. I think I was a sophomore in high school. My friend Mike and I were trying to learn new musical instruments. Guitar for me and bass for him. We had a friend who could play the drums. We got together and had a jam. The drummer had an older brother who played guitar. He was in the room with us, just hanging out and listening. I was pretty new at guitar, but I had been playing music for years (on the saxophone and briefly on the trumpet) so musically speaking I kinda knew what I was doing and as a result I was picking things up on guitar pretty quickly. While we were jamming away I did… something. I am not sure what, but I think I was probably improvising something. The drummer’s guitar playing brother stood up and said, “I gotta take a walk” and left the room. I guess I impressed him a little.
That’s it. That’s the compliment. I never forgot that. My ego swelled four sizes that day. I was so pleased with myself that I may have actually started to glow. The post script on this was that the drummer’s guitar playing brother should not have been disturbed by anything I did because he was good. He was way better than me. I’m guessing he still is.
There is a third potential answer to this question as well. It’s actually a series of things. They aren’t compliments per se, but they affected me in similar Earth rocking ways. First, there was this woman who agreed to go on a date with me. Nice! Second, about a year later I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said yes. Nice! About a year later we stood in front of our families and we both said, “I do” to each other. Nice! Like I said, they aren’t compliments in the strictest sense of the word, but they have a similar affect. They are each like a huge compliment on steroids and multiplied by about 10 zillion.
And there you have it, folks. My compliment history in a nutshell. Happy Monday, everyone.
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Daily writing prompt What was the best compliment you’ve received? View all responsesThere are two answers to this question. One is serious and professional and I will not give any details about it. The other is a goofy thing from when I was a teenager.
There are actually two professional things that I could use here. Two people who reported to me both said things that affected me in very positive ways. I will not share either thing because I don’t care to break confidence. I’m like a priest hearing confession and I ain’t given anything up. Well… like a priest without all of the child rape and atrociously evil cover ups. So really nothing like a priest, but you get the idea. Okay, enough about this one.
The compliment I’ll share is silly. I think I was a sophomore in high school. My friend Mike and I were trying to learn new musical instruments. Guitar for me and bass for him. We had a friend who could play the drums. We got together and had a jam. The drummer had an older brother who played guitar. He was in the room with us, just hanging out and listening. I was pretty new at guitar, but I had been playing music for years (on the saxophone and briefly on the trumpet) so musically speaking I kinda knew what I was doing and as a result I was picking things up on guitar pretty quickly. While we were jamming away I did… something. I am not sure what, but I think I was probably improvising something. The drummer’s guitar playing brother stood up and said, “I gotta take a walk” and left the room. I guess I impressed him a little.
That’s it. That’s the compliment. I never forgot that. My ego swelled four sizes that day. I was so pleased with myself that I may have actually started to glow. The post script on this was that the drummer’s guitar playing brother should not have been disturbed by anything I did because he was good. He was way better than me. I’m guessing he still is.
There is a third potential answer to this question as well. It’s actually a series of things. They aren’t compliments per se, but they affected me in similar Earth rocking ways. First, there was this woman who agreed to go on a date with me. Nice! Second, about a year later I got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She said yes. Nice! About a year later we stood in front of our families and we both said, “I do” to each other. Nice! Like I said, they aren’t compliments in the strictest sense of the word, but they have a similar affect. They are each like a huge compliment on steroids and multiplied by about 10 zillion.
And there you have it, folks. My compliment history in a nutshell. Happy Monday, everyone.
