Here is a photo of a happy hollyhock pod.

11/22/21

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Most of my life when someone has told me that I was good at something, there's been a louder voice in my head yelling about why that was a lie. That voice is gone for now and I finally have the freedom to experience joy in my abilities, which I'm discovering is also bringing joy to others and even helping some to quiet that voice as well.

If you have that voice, please know that you are not the only one. That helps to make it go away a little. Then listen to the actual genuine human person talking to you. It takes courage to give a compliment, which they have just done. Now it's your turn to also be courageous by accepting the compliment and using it as fertilizer for your garden of joy that you now have all the tools and knowledge to grow.

Cognitive distortion credit : discounting the positive