Compliment Project

This was a great project to show our nice side. I choose 2 people I knew and one that I didn’t know. Compliments are great because you can receive them and give them and think a lot of the time it is easier to receive them than to give them but that is my opinion. Anyways, the assignment went well and I was able to make the day of 3 people.
The first person I gave a compliment to was a girl named Janice that is in I-News with me. I told her that she had done a good job on her tryout to be an anchor for the show and also I said that she is a pretty girl. She said, “You are too nice, I hope you get the position you wanted, have a great day.” After giving this compliment and receiving her reaction afterwards I felt great because being able to say something to a girl I haven’t known for very long was great.
The next person I gave a compliment to was my roommate Andrew. I told him that he is a great roommate and that I’m glad to have gotten to know him these last couple of months. He was very grateful for what I had said and gave the same compliment back to me as well. Andrew and I always get along well and so it made our relationship as roommates stronger.
Finally I gave a compliment to girl who sits in the same row as me in my introduction to Family History class. She was adding some details to her comics and I commented that they were good and that I liked them a lot. She said, “Thanks but they aren’t that great” but I reassured her that they were. I think sometimes people are humble about their talents like in this situation and don’t boast which is a good thing so I think that she was accepting the compliment but at the same time didn’t boast about her great abilities to draw.
My opinion on compliments is that they are great and that we all need them otherwise we would all be sad. We all need to feel good about ourselves and here from others what is good about us or hear the good things we do. Sometimes it may not be easy to accept these compliments but it is necessary to accept what others say because we build up our self esteem by what others say.
We should always be looking for opportunities to compliment others even when it isn’t an assignment. Nobody likes being put down so let’s try our best to bring the best out of those around us. We do this through giving compliments. I think of it this way, giving a compliment is a simple act of service and kindness that we can give each and every day. Through giving compliments we feel good throughout the day and help somebody else feel good about themselves. In this life our goal is to always follow the Savior so let us always think before we say something, What would the Savior say in this situation? Let us always be grateful for those around us, we never know who will need our compliment. The Holy Ghost also will guide us in knowing when to help someone in need so let us always listen to the whisperings of the Spirit.
Showing our kindness is a way of showing who we are and what we stand for and we can really make a difference in someone else’s life.