Aug 17 2009
From the mouth of babes, “or co-workers”!?
Today at work, I was suddenly hit with a statement, one I’m not really unfamiliar with to be completely honest… but still jaw dropping!
I Love your Eyes!!!
It’s true, I have beautiful blue eyes, I know this. I had nothing to do with it, but I was blessed with a unique color of deep blue eyes. This fact is not lost on me of course, but after all these years I tend to forget. I don’t look myself in the face very often, and when I do, I see the same iris’s I’ve seen my whole life. I must say.. it knocks me off my game for a bit when someone mention’s it.
I do love having them though!
My eyes not only are a great color, they are also shaped in a way that express compassion, love, and anger all in a way. I have been told I have Very Expressive eyes!! I know I can’t lie! You can read my every mood or thought if you look me in the eye! I don’t mind it keeps me honest, pure, and if they are pretty then I don’t have to feel bad about you looking at them intently.
Back to today!!! A co-worker out-of-the-blue!! just looked at me and stated “you have beautiful eyes”…I was taken aback for a bit, not because I hadn’t heard it before, but because I wasn’t feeling beautiful right then. The unexpected complement took me a while to too absorb, and my blank stare startled her a bit. The uncomfortable moment only lasted for a few seconds, but the damage was done! She felt embarrassed, as did I for my “cold” response and We walked away from each other without properly acknowledging what was just said. I tried to approach it later but by then it was too late!
This tells me I need to learn to look at myself more and understand my great qualities, and be ready to accept complements when they come ” even if from left field”!
All I’m saying is we all need to love ourselves more, Like others love us!!!!
Love yourself,
I’ll love me! And you!
James
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