I’ve just got to take some time and brag about my life here for a second.
I’m so totally blessed. I love it. In the pained words of Ren Hek, “I…feel…happy!”
Things are going pretty well with my special lady and I’m ecstatic about where we’re headed and how close we’ve become over the past 3 months. I really like pursuing Danielle. I’m quite pleased that she considers me worth all the effort she puts into the beautiful crafty things she prepares to tell me she cares about me. At the same time, I don’t want her to feel that she’s the only one putting forth a creative effort (I’ve got some interesting plans for her that are top secret). My friend Ed recently asked me if I felt at all intimidated by her abundance of creativity in regards to having to keep up with her. One of my favorite things about my relationship with Danielle is that I feel totally free to not compliment her just because she compliments me. I hope she feels similarly free. It’s so amazing to just take it and dish it out.
It’s been quite tough for me in the past to take compliments. I know what you’re thinking, “Josh, you’re such a tremendously great guy! You’re modest, talented, and handsome! How can you say such things?” But it’s true. I deflect compliments in any way I can (often with humor or self-deprecation) in order to avoid direct confrontation with them. With my lovely lady, I make a conscious effort to put myself in harms way (in a manner of speaking).
Anyways, I’m not quite sure why I’m sharing this on my blog when I rarely share this with my friends face-to-face, but it’s still worth saying. Equally worth saying is that Danielle Franke is a beautiful woman whose spirit and heart inspire my masculinity.
You know what? Since we’ve been together and you make such an effort to receive your (totally due) compliments, sometimes I forget that it’s a difficult thing for you. I really appreciate that you (really) accept them. And I hope you’re swallowing them whole (or chewing them up for easier digestion-whatever suits your tastes) because I’m simply reflecting what’s already there…what God has created, poured Himself into and is continuing to hone into this majestic Christ-like man.
Ha ha ha….you quoted a Ren and Stimpy episode.