For all my words - I am still at a loss! in QUOTIDIEN

Last night - a man I’ve known for several months now, did something that might well have changed me forever. Barely a whisper, breathless, he told me that I was exquisite, a magnificent, gracefully strong, and breathtaking woman!
At first, I told myself that these were merely words, but I accepted them nonetheless. What’s more - I OWNED them. The memory of them still have the power to bring me to tears of joy.
In one breath - at one time - no one has EVERY spoken to me in this way. EVER. NO ONE!
I deflated and inflated. My heart stopped, but i knew, in an instant, that I would live and be forever changed. It was as if I was spoken into being.
My God!