This small statement and comment from Mo has been on my mind now for the past 24 hours and I am certain she has no idea what that meant to me. All of a sudden, something I constantly say about myself, and to be honest usually with a bit of a negative connotation to it, hence the need to tell people the statement or action is "corny", all of a sudden her acknowledgement of this just gave me a complete 360 on myself. Being "corny" is absolutely something that I am, and that I am OK with, actually more than OK, I wouldn't want to be any other way.
Google Definition of Corny:
corn-y
adjective
informal
trite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental
So... this might sound "mawkishly sentimental" but I am proud of the fact that I am caring, that I get excited when I see a stranger hold the door for someone, or that I want to cheer on random strangers I see out running because I am proud of them for being active and healthy, or that I feel incredibly invested in wanting someone to make the bus when they are running to catch it (and often celebrate a lil when they do :).
I want to thank my friend for highlighting this for me, and once again I am shown just how impactful a few words can be if we are open to hearing them, and if we choose to receive and truly embrace a complement that just moments before was potentially suppressed.
Is there something you admire or appreciate in a friend that you may not have shared with them yet? The first person that comes to mind, stop what you are doing and fire them a text, email or quick message. So often things cross our minds and yet we don't take the step to tell those we care the most about. I guarantee you will make someone's day.
We could all use a little more corny in our lives!
