The other day one of my customers told me she was proud of me. I was puzzled and asked her what she meant. She said that she has watched me since I returned to work a year ago. Her husband has been in remission and has gone through cancer treatment and she was pleased at how well I was doing. I told her that there wasn't anything that I had done to make me well again. Others have fought the same battle and have lost. I still survive and don't feel special just grateful. I just played the hand I was dealt.
The language police part of me that wanted to take the compliment apart. I looked up the definition of pride in Dictionary.com which says that "It may refer to an affectionate admiration or a justifiable pride concerning someone else." Oh, that's what she meant, an affectionate admiration. I was more thinking along the lines of justifiable pride like when I'm proud of my kids. Okay, thanks, which is what I should have said in the first place.
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It's always a good reminder for all of us that to receive a compliment is to receive a gift, and to honor that gift, the receiver must honor the giver. Hence, Thanks. And Thanks to you, Mrs D, for that.
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