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World Compliment Day – 1 March

1 mars 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: appreciation, compliment, egos, energy happiness, praise, validation

HISTORY OF WORLD COMPLIMENT DAY

After many successful celebrations of National Compliment Day, founder Hans Poortvliet from the Netherlands decided to turn it into World Compliment Day, dedicating a world-wide holiday to radiating positivity. March 1 is just about consciously reflecting on what someone in your community does well and letting them know they are sincerely appreciated for that. With a specific emphasis on showing appreciation through words instead of gifts, this holiday can be celebrated by anyone, anywhere. The reason being that a sincere personal compliment costs nothing, but has the potential to make an enormous impact.

Professional recognition is important, as Hans himself said, “Nothing stimulates more, gives more energy, makes people happier and, as far as business is concerned increases productivity and commitment faster than sincere appreciation. So why not use it a little bit more?” We couldn’t agree more! 

Compliments are one of the ways in which we show solidarity, cooperation, friendliness, and goodwill. When such traits as individualism and hard work are culturally valued, being rewarded for your personal performance through the acknowledgment of others can be a very effective motivator. As it says on the World Compliment Day website: “If on March 1st every person pays at least three people in his/her environment or (social) network a genuine and sincere compliment we will definitely create the Most Positive Day in the World!”

But more than that, we should all remember the importance of making people feel appreciated, it is a natural human need to feel recognized, and no one should feel ashamed for wanting it. Receiving recognition feels amazing, and giving recognition is just as enjoyable, watching someone’s face light up after offering them a nice compliment is a full-on win-win.

But adults tend to feel like they don’t need to reward people even with just verbal praise if they are simply doing what’s expected of them. So too often we are left underappreciated and overworked in pursuit of that validation. Let’s end that tawdry tradition of untapped egos, we want everyone to feel good about themselves so the world might be a better place!

 

Source: Text: https://nationaltoday.com/world-compliment-day/     Image: Vecteezy

21st Sunday of Year A – 2020

21 août 2020
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: compliment, guidance, help, Mt.11:27, Mt.16:13-20, praise, Révélation

In a gospel text that is well-known, I usually try to find an aspect which has perhaps gone unnoticed in the reflections and commentaries offered by different writers.

In today’s gospel (Mt.16:13-20), my attention is drawn to the fact that Peter is being praised by Jesus.
Peter must have been surprised: receiving from the Master what we would call a compliment!

“Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,
for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, 
but by my Father in heaven.”

But it is a compliment which has two sides to it.
It is an encouragement to Peter telling him that he has understood who he, Jesus, is.
But it is also a reminder that this perception is not purely human knowledge, it is a revelation –
a revelation given by God himself.

In simple words: to know God, to understand ever more deeply who he is,
we need his own help and guidance.
Jesus said it clearly on another occasion:

“No one knows the Son except the Father. 
Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son,
and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” (Mt.11:27)
 
If I am aware that I do not know God as he would like to be known by me,
perhaps it is that I do not ask him to make himself known to me…

Note: Another reflection on a similar theme in French can be found at: https://image-i-nations.com/21e-dimanche-de-lannee-a-2020/

 

Source: Image: ferrysburgchurch.com

 

 

 

 

Journée mondiale du compliment – 1er mars

1 mars 2018
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: De ceci... de cela...
Mots-clés: besoin, collègue, compliment, Famille, journée positive, performance, principe, reconnaissance, recréer un lien

Créée en 2003 aux Pays Bas, cette journée a été voulue par ses initiateurs comme étant « la journée la plus positive dans le monde ».

L’être humain a besoin de reconnaissance
Le principe est simple : l’être humain a besoin de reconnaissance, d’être mis en valeur pour se sentir bien. Alors à chacun son petit compliment envers son voisin, son (sa) collègue, un membre de sa famille, ou pourquoi pas au premier quidam rencontré au hasard d’une course ou dans la file d’attente d’un service public.

Des journées positives
Le lecteur attentif de ce site * aura certainement remarqué qu’il y a d’autres journées « positives » et « gratuites » durant l’année, qui n’ont rien d’autre à défendre que le mieux être entre tous. Journée mondiale de la gentillesse, journée mondiale de la courtoisie au volant, journée internationale des câlins, … à se demander d’où nous vient ce besoin de recréer du lien entre tous, dans une société où seule la performance semble être valorisée et marchandisée ?

 

* Source : Texte & Image : http://www.journee-mondiale.com/      Un site à visiter : www.worldcomplimentday.info

 

33rd Sunday of Year A

16 novembre 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: appreciation, compliment, doubt, efforts, faithful servant, fear of God, fear of judgement, God happy, good intentions, message, Mt.25:14-30, Saint John Marie Vianney

Do you like receiving compliments?
Most people do.
Very rare are those who are not happy when congratulated for something.
We usually enjoy the appreciation shown for what we have done.

And what if the appreciation comes from… God?
Yes, God does rejoice in what we do to please him.
You smile?… You doubt?…

The parable of Jesus in today’s gospel (33rd Sunday of Year A – Mt.25:14-30) says as much.
We often focus our attention on the reprimand given to the third servant.
We rush to the conclusion of the story thinking that this is where the ‘message’ will be found.

But personally, I find a message – and as important as the concluding one – in the words of the master to the first and the second servants:
“Well done, good and faithful servant…”
A statement that is a real compliment showing genuine appreciation!

It was probably unexpected and rather surprising coming from a master known to be:
“a hard man, reaping where he had not sown and gathering where he had not scattered.”
But the man knew how to recognize goodness and faithfulness when he saw them.

And God knows that also.
God is obviously NOT a harsh master demanding from us what we are unable to give.
In fact, our offerings to him are already his gifts to us!
Whatever we do to please him, he is the one enabling us to do it.
Yes, he is genuinely happy when he sees our good intentions.
He delights in our efforts to carry out what we discover is pleasing to him.

How far this picture of God is from that of a demanding and exacting master.
How remote from our misguided imagining which pictures him constantly checking on us to see where we may go wrong.
Yet, sad to say but… it can take a lifetime to correct our wrong ideas of God…

Saint John Marie Vianney – known as the Curé D’Ars – used to say that God is much more eager to forgive a sinner than a mother would be to take her child out of a fire!
And we fear his judgement, we are afraid of punishment!…

At the end of a day, when we have tried to do our best, it may be good to hear again – this time addressed to us – the words of the parable: “Well done, good and faithful servant…”

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