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NW: as i am complimented, i need to recognize what that person is giving of themself... to be aware that this person feels power in their heart to give the gift of compliment...

I am terrible at receiving compliments. It's an area I need to do some work on but it's also an area that's still muddled with much of what you've touched on NW. Fears of inflation; of taking what is not mine; of becoming vain; of diminished self-worth; awareness that sometimes a compliment comes with a string attached; concern that if I "re-establish" a solid sense of personal identity I'll somehow have diminished some hard-won spiritual lessons.

I really grapple with this one. Badly.