It can feel unsafe and vulnerable to receive compliments and take them to heart. If we quickly return the energy, we can stay in our comfort zone and we obstruct the intimate and heart-opening growth before us.
No matter how long you've been in a relationship with someone else, the longest relationship you'll have in this life is the one you have with yourself.
I'm not sure where I learned it, but I know when I did learn the concept of accepting a compliment. I never learned it at home or in school or at chu...