Unsolicited (but much appreciated!) Compliments

Yes! One random guy asked me if I was a professional dancer because of my Legs!! That was nice. don't know for sure if he was being a perv, but hey, I'll take it.

Compliments from strangers are the best! They're honest and truthful because they don't have any reason to try to boost your day other than just a genuine appreciation for what they see. Congratulations on making an impression on a stranger.

I've had a couple instances that have shocked me into a smile. I started running a while ago with a goal of running a full mile without stopping, couldn't even do that in high school so it was a really big deal to me. I started out just jogging between telephone poles and it took a long time to run in public so when my neighbors started clapping as I ran by I thought they were crazy and honestly a part of me thought sarcasm until the neighborhood grump actually smiled at me running by, a few days later he said you know you're making amazing changes and should be proud of yourself, keep on going because YOU deserve it. Another moment was the day I ran further than ever before, new roads and they were very hilly and just when I was about to quit and walk an old man called from his porch while patting his old dog how impressive I was out there running in that heat, that kept me going and each day I drive by his house I smile at the memory. I hope these people who provide random compliments know how very much they are appreciated and remembered.

I love that!!! I started today, hope some stranger will stop me in my tracks to say the same. Way to go!!! This post just inspired me, JOB WELL DONE!!!

Congrats! And I really like that you decided to pay it forward with compliments. You will make someone else's day just as great as yours. That is cool.

Awesome for you and the lady. Never underestimate the positive differences we can make each day with seemingly small gestures.

When men are just being rude or disrespectful, I don't count that as a 'compliment'. I have even been spat at from a car of drunken idiots while I was running. For a while I even joined a gym just to use the treadmill there because I wanted to avoid such behaviour but it was costing me a small fortune for something I could do for free! Also, a trainer at my gym left a treadmill running while he was giving a personal training session but didn't mark it properly so I stepped onto it, not realising it was on (in my defence it was going so fast it didn't look like it was moving and the gym was noisy so I didn't hear it) and got thrown onto the floor. So embarrassing. I limped through my run but that kind of decided it for me... I left the gym and reclaimed the streets! I haven't had any compliments yet but you never know...

I love this not just the fact that the lady noticed Your hard work ( so many people are so engrossed in there own lives they don't notice other people) but the fact that you decided to spread the love by complimenting someone. If everyone did this so many people would be a lot happier.
Any way I have one of my own. A few weeks ago i was in a trying on a dress in one of my favorite stores I was stood outside my cubical looking in the full length mirror doing my usual not so complimentary judging on how it looked when a random lady says "you should buy that your legs look great" It made my day (and yes i did get the dress)

That is awesome!