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You might be broken in spirit if you...
-cannot see in yourself what others praise so highly
-have difficulty accepting compliments gracefully
-wonder why anyone would want you as a friend, employee, or date
-live by the words 'trust no one'
-would always rather be alone all by yourself than in the company of others
-encounter extreme difficulty expressing normal, healthy thoughts and emotions, but you do have them, suppressed deep inside you, and it hurts to keep them there and sometimes it makes you angry or sad
-prefer the back alleys and shadows but you are not a criminal or even a bad person
-never oppose condemnatory judgments made against you: stupid, ugly, fat, skinny, slow, loser, worthless,...
-believe that the good things in life are for other people and not for you
-have difficulty making eye contact and starting conversations
Can you think of other signs of a broken spirit?
Do you know anyone who might be broken in spirit?
Are you a broken spirit?
Most importantly, what heals broken spirits?
-cannot see in yourself what others praise so highly
-have difficulty accepting compliments gracefully
-wonder why anyone would want you as a friend, employee, or date
-live by the words 'trust no one'
-would always rather be alone all by yourself than in the company of others
-encounter extreme difficulty expressing normal, healthy thoughts and emotions, but you do have them, suppressed deep inside you, and it hurts to keep them there and sometimes it makes you angry or sad
-prefer the back alleys and shadows but you are not a criminal or even a bad person
-never oppose condemnatory judgments made against you: stupid, ugly, fat, skinny, slow, loser, worthless,...
-believe that the good things in life are for other people and not for you
-have difficulty making eye contact and starting conversations
Can you think of other signs of a broken spirit?
Do you know anyone who might be broken in spirit?
Are you a broken spirit?
Most importantly, what heals broken spirits?
One thing to remember is that when people disparage others, consider the messenger. The person who speaks badly of others may not be the most accurate reporter in the world. Usually, people who make unkind comments about others have something in their own lives that is making them unhappy. Ultimately, such people will end up even more unhappy and alone as they find many people avoiding them to avoid their negativity, and they will be trapped in relationships with the few people who are either just like them or who are willing to tolerate them. They haven't learned the important lesson of life which is that we don't elevate ourselves by putting others down, and that criticism to the exclusion of other forms of communication such as praise is hurtful to human relationships.
Someone once told me that the way to accept a compliment is with a simple, "Thank you" and then move on to whatever comes next in the conversation. I think I'll always be working on how to accept compliments. I have a lot of work to do in this area.