for instance, someone told me that i was physically beautiful last nite. that just caused alot of emotion here. part of me almost got defensive and wondering what kind of trick they were playing on me.

i did not put my friend down by telling her i thought her statement was not true. i showed some concern, but offered a thank you. i've done this with other things in my life...and pretty soon they started to sink in and the "thank you" became sincere and was accompanied by a big smile.

i think that's the ultimate goal for a recovering self esteem. i hope this doesn't sound as rambling to y'all as it does to me. did it make ANY type of sense?

thanks,