I have a young college guy that reads my blog fairly regularly for awhile now. He IM's me maybe every other week or so and just says hi, it's usually very brief. He has a very busy life he tells me...and I'm sure at that age it is quite full.

Anyway, he just IM'd me a little bit ago, and probably gave me one of the best compliments of a different sort that I've ever had. I can't remember all the words but I do remember "I like your sense of humor, your soul feels nice."

So as I'm writing this I think about the compliments I get and give through the day. "Your hair looks nice." "Pretty sweater." "You handled that well." The normal common stuff probably almost everyone says. But somehow "your soul feels nice". Wow, now that was a compliment I'll always remember.

To the young guy: I thank you.