I can't even take a compliment from my husband to the point where I will do something automatically to disprove his compliment and not even realize it till after the fact. Few days ago he tells me several times throughout the day how beautiful I am that night I stake war with my blackheads. I didn't see what was really happening. I actually pealed layers of skin off in two big spots on my face and leave other spots of bruising. I am not a face picker! The next morning I was able to tell myself see I'm not beautiful. Now I feel like crap for marking up what my husband sees as beautiful. Which is complete bs because I know when he tells me this he isn't just referring to physical beauty. Physical compliments from him are made with some arnery noises and some love pats and neither one of us use beautiful lightly. It's the ultimate compliment. He is my rugged beautiful I am his beautiful.
Why do our thought patterns have to be so difficult. A question never has a quick answer!

No matter how small, a positive change deserves to be celebrated!