My favorite part of the MasterKkey so far is following the instructions on the giving and receiving card. I did the Master Key Experience many years ago, and this part has stuck with me more than anything else.
One of the gifts I like to give is the gift of acknowledging people and greeting them by name if they’ve got a name tag on. I guess you could call the gift of recognition or granting being. When people say to me, have a nice day, my response is “I am having a nice day because you have helped me or because I have met you”.
The smile on their faces or the joy that brings is priceless. I was walking to the train station the other morning and I saw my friend Danny walking his dog. We walked a little bit and then he said he was going to turn left and told me to “have a nice day”.
I told him that I am having a great day because I had met him and we talked for a while. I appreciated his company and he was happy to be acknowledged.
Being a grateful receiver is something that also warms my heart. Many years ago, I learned to accept compliments with a thank you, just as it says on the card. What I notice is many people do not know how to accept a compliment and they deflect it by saying, oh it was nothing or just something I threw together.
In a way when they do that is that they’re actually telling the giver of the compliment that they have no idea what they’re talking about and unknowingly questions their judgment and it stops the flow of energy. Receiving a compliment graciously is definitely being in the flow of the energy.
I spent a day in New York with my sister-in-law on Wednesday and was so cognizant of the card that impacted my experience of being with her. I found myself being more open, lighthearted and complimentary than I was with her in the past.
I’ve just started to tell some of my friends that after 41 years here in Metuchen I am moving to Long Beach California where my son, daughter-in-love and my eight-year-old granddaughter live. The response has been some lovely compliments and acknowledgments. This is my opportunity to be a grateful receiver.
What a beautiful and powerful read, Susan. Your story about Danny on your walk perfectly illustrates how a simple, genuine acknowledgment can be a profound gift. I love your perspective on receiving compliments graciously—it’s so true that deflecting them can unintentionally break a connection. Thank you for this wonderful reminder to be both a conscious giver and a grateful receiver. Wishing you so much joy as you prepare for your exciting move to be with your family!
So enjoyed your article, Susan! Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Best of everything on your upcoming move! You are delightful!
Oh, Susan! You made your decision since last week’s session when you shared you were only thinking about moving to California! Now you’re telling people. I love how you’ve put words around the flow of giving and receiving and that with someone close to you, you’ve even “found myself being more open, lighthearted and complimentary than I was with her in the past.” YAY!
Susan, what a wonderful way to live your life. Being a grateful receiver is one that the Master Key has helped me with also. I agree with the disrespect to the giver when we scoff at a compliment that was issued so genuinely to us.