Some people - and I will admit I am one of them - just do not like getting compliments. But often immediately deflecting praise or trying to brush it off can end up hurting the feelings of the person ...

Many of us struggle with this issue. Someone pays us a compliment and we deflect or minimize the kind words, as if doing so will make us seem humble or at least not look arrogant. We receive ...

Compliments are one of the most extraordinary components of social life. If given right they create so much positive energy that they make things happen almost as if by magic. They ease the atmosphere ...

Gratitude seems to be a popular buzzword these days, but nearly all of the focus is on the importance of expressing gratitude. This is certainly an important concept. However, for optimal relational ...

FARGO - Barb Chromy remembers an especially nice compliment she once received. "You give the best compliments," someone once told her. A compliment is a pleasant observation of something we like about ...

While I was in the check-out line at the grocery store the other day, the customer ahead of me complimented the cashier on her earrings. Instead of saying, “Thank you,” the cashier replied, “Aren’t ...