Tonight I realized that I have a hard time taking compliments.

Looks like I focus so much on what I still have to work on, that it’s hard for me to stop and appreciate how far I’ve gone already.

A few hours ago, someone I have a lot of respect for told me how much she thought I was brilliant, smart and talented.

And all that came into my mind, was that she said that because she couldn’t see all the things I was still not even decent at.

I started to reply: “Thank you, but I still have a very long way to go, you know..”

– You can’t just take a compliment, can you?

And indeed, I guess I can’t.

Or I couldn’t, until tonight.

She helped me seeing that it’s vital to be able to stop and appreciating the progress done so far.

“Don’t beat yourself up, you’re doing great already, just appreciate that for a moment.”

There are so many people smarter than me out there, so many exciting things to learn from them, and so many ways to get better at everything I’m doing.

This is what drives me.

I love this state of being currently learning an incredible amount of things, just by doing them.

However, it makes me forget that who I am already, right here, and right now, is enough.

And it’s a good thing to appreciate that ultimately, I don’t necessarily need anything more.

Who I am, is enough.
Who you are, is enough.

So when someone give us a compliment, let’s just take it, and be grateful for it.

When we achieve a milestone, let’s celebrate it, and take some time to be happy about it.

And when we do something smart, let’s acknowledge it, and be proud of it for a bit.

Then only, we can go back on our way from a place of more self love and peace of mind.