- You've always been one of my favorites!
- You are going to be super-awesome today -- I can tell just by looking at you!
- I've never seen you so relaxed! The weekend looks good on you!
- We are all getting older, but YOU look like time is standing still (or reversing). Amazing!
- For many, Monday's "M" stands for "madness." For you, the "M" stands for "majorly-awesome." Have a triumphant day!
- It makes me feel happy when I see your smiling face before I head to work. Starts the day off right!
- Your personality sure is sparkling today! Way to brighten up the middle of the week!
- You're looking confident today and it's Thursday. You've got this week in the bag! I knew you could do it!
- You did a great job keeping it all together this week! Enjoy your TGIF in a big way!
- You are having a great hair day! Even you baldies have a nice shine going! Enjoy the looks of admiration!
- You lead such an interesting life! I love hearing about all your adventures!
- Did you get some sun this weekend? You're positively glowing!
- I love your eye-color!
- You're a great friend! I always feel cared about, whether you're far or near!
- Three words describe you today (courtesy of my Peggle game): "Cranking the awesomeness." Bring it!
- You are so cleverly humorous!
- There is a simple elegance about you...
- You make any party feel even partier! You're so fun to be around!
- You eat Monday for breakfast! Consider yourself triumphant before the day even begins!
- You use your powers for good, not evil.
- You're good enough, and smart enough, and gosh darn it, people LIKE you! (thank you, Stuart Smalley)
- Your "charm" dial goes all the way up to 11!
- You rocked this week! I now know what an "A+ game" looks like, and it's pretty amazing!
- You've never gotten older, only better. You seem to be eternally-youthful!
- You have great taste in music. I've learned about so many cool bands, thanks to you!
- You're young, you're fly, and you're gonna stay flashy till the day that you die! (with a nod to my favorite CD from Girl Talk)
- You've got a chilled-out kind of vibe going. Way to bring summer into your mid-week life!
- One of my favorite things about you is your unique perspective on life. You aren't like everyone else, and that's a good thing!
- You are full of WIN!
- Your own struggles and triumphs in the realm of personal independence inspire me -- emotional, financial, physical, social, and so much more! Stay the course and celebrate your achievements!
- I though you used all your sparklers yesterday -- yet you're still sparkling today!!
Takeaways from this exercise:
- People really seemed to respond to the compliments, even when I sometimes doubted that I was able to convey the right complimentary tone in a sincere way. Sarcasm was NEVER my intention, but after 31 days of writing up generic compliments, I sometimes wondered if I was pulling it off.
- I get the impression that a lot of people need to hear more positive words. Bring the praise, people!
- I got a lot of compliments in return. This was an added bonus surprise!
- It was kind of hard for me to come up with this many compliments and I had to cheat by quoting songs or pop culture icons sometimes. I felt bad about that, thinking my creativity is more amazing than it ended up being, but it was all worth it to bring the compliments to the people.
- I wasn't sure what people would prefer to be complimented on -- wit, looks, work ethic, vibrancy, etc. I never knew what would resonate with people or what wouldn't. The comments on Facebook were fun and surprising to read.
Spreading some positivity daily was a happy thrill for me. I am trying to think up a new series that will accomplish something similar, but haven't struck creative gold yet. Any ideas?
