Do I feel hammered when I'm nailed by someone's honesty or do I accept that person's good advice?
While I would love to be able to say that I am always able to accept someone's good advice, it wouldn't be true. I have faults, this I accept. The trouble comes when I forget that and believe myself to be some kind of altruistic, faultless person. It isn't true. I'm just as bad, if not worse, than a lot of other people. I make snap judgments, let my temper get away from me, say the wrong things to people. I make mistakes, and I become embarrassed when someone else catches me on it and says something. I get mad, which makes the situation worse. I clam up, which does nothing for the situation, either. I have to make a serious attempt to not do those kinds of things.
When someone nails you with their honesty, look at it like a blessing. It's an opportunity to become someone better than who you currently are.
While I would love to be able to say that I am always able to accept someone's good advice, it wouldn't be true. I have faults, this I accept. The trouble comes when I forget that and believe myself to be some kind of altruistic, faultless person. It isn't true. I'm just as bad, if not worse, than a lot of other people. I make snap judgments, let my temper get away from me, say the wrong things to people. I make mistakes, and I become embarrassed when someone else catches me on it and says something. I get mad, which makes the situation worse. I clam up, which does nothing for the situation, either. I have to make a serious attempt to not do those kinds of things.
When someone nails you with their honesty, look at it like a blessing. It's an opportunity to become someone better than who you currently are.
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