Sometimes compliments or praise don’t land.

The intuitive reaction is to reject it.

Why?

Does it feel like manipulation?

Does it feel like an excuse?

Does it lack authenticity?

Whatever it is, there is a sense of not trusting what one is being told.

Maybe it’s not worth it to look for trust.

It may be sufficient that the other is trying to be nice.

That’s worth noticing.

You don’t need to like what they say.

But it’s not worth it to dislike that person.

They may be trying to open a door.

Stepping through it doesn’t mean that one needs to like them.

It’s accepting them as a human being.