Sunday, July 27, 2008

Taking compliments well

ok I don't know about the rest of the world but I find it hard to take compliments well. I don't even like having people compliment me on things that I have accomplished and feel good about doing a good job, but it gets even harder for me when I get kodos for doing something that I really don't feel I should be getting recognized for. There are so many people in the world that seem to be drawn to attention and getting credit for every little thing that happens, even for things they have not done I feel that I am a little backwards in this department. I mean why should I feel bad when someone want to say thank you for something I have done for them. I don't know but I actually feel, well I am not sure what the feeling is exactly, kind of like guilt or uneasiness when someone commends me for something or wants me to stand up and take credit for something I have accomplished. I would much rather stand in the background and know that I have done what needed to be done and watch others appreciate what I have done. Yes it is nice having the knowledge that people do appreciate what I do but it is not for recognition that I do things and I do not like to be publicly recognized for the things I do. It just seems so weird to me, like I am so different from everyone else in the world who fight and claw for every piece of publicity available. The idea that all publicity is good even bad publicity in the media today seems to be the standard. It is better to be in the news with mug shots than not in the news at all. So if you can't do anything good enough to make it go rob a store it is better than nothing mentality just doesn't make sense to me. Ok well that is my rambling for the day. A thank you is more than sufficient.