What’s the greatest compliment you’ve ever received?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

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I read a few new blog posts yesterday and while perusing the comments, I had a thought.  What’s the greatest compliment you’ve ever received?  On many popular blog posts, you get several (or dozens or hundreds) of comments that all basically say “Nice post.”  What if each of those commentators spent a minute or two to compose a real thought and then decide if they need to share it or not?

I love getting comments on my blog posts, but I’m happiest when some element of humanity is shared.  I love reading about common experiences and differing opinions.  If it really was a nice post, what about it touched you?  Is there anything I can do you bring more value?  Did it raise new questions?

To answer my own question, the greatest compliment I’ve ever received was “Thanks, that was helpful!”  To be helpful means I’ve changed a life.  It doesn’t have to be earth-shattering to be important.

Next time you choose to leave a comment (on this site or others), please share how the post changed you.

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  • http://beautifulsynthesis.com Andrea

    I don’t know about greatest… I’ve got ones that really touched me.

    — an agnostic responding to a post about God’s love: “Wow.”
    –my senior pastor, to a post about why it’s us who are picky about things, not God: “You’re a good apologist.”
    –one I’ve gotten more than once from different people: “Thank you for reminding me.”  ‘Cause sometimes I know I need to be reminded about things, obvious things but things we tend to forget in daily life.  I’m always thrilled to know I’ve reminded someone else of something they needed to remember.

  • http://www.backyardlifeblog.com Raun Lauterbach

    Andrea — Thanks for commenting.  I often find that I’m most impressed by people that openly share gratitude.  Sometimes I wonder how many people have had an idea that would have changed the world only to keep it bottled up because they feel inconsequential due to never receiving honest thanks.  You are obviously touching people based on their reactions.