Knolltop Farm Wife

If you only knew….. Let’s take a moment and fill in that blank.   If you only knew…. what I’ve been through in the last week. If you only knew… where I started out. If you only knew… what I witnessed when I was a child. These are all statements that we either say in our head or out loud when confronted with someone who questions us, doubts our ability or even offers up some constructive criticism. Recently I saw on a social media site that many women find it difficult to receive an honest compliment. While they may say thank you to the person, deep down inside they are thinking, ‘NO! I’m not THAT! I’m not the person you think I am, I don’t deserve that kind word! Please stop saying that!’ But why? Why do some folks find it difficult to receive a kind word from someone? Other than the fact that it’s easy to listen to the negative self talk that plays like an unending loop our heads, I think there is one underlying factor: We are the only ones who know everythin...