Am I Self Righteous or a Hypocrite

Hmm “Am I Self Righteous or a Hypocrite”?

LOL I put that as an either or … but on the weekend I was accused of being both …

Ouch that hurt, but like all things it got me thinking.

I think we all are, from time to time, at least to a small extent, and I certainly leave myself open to being accused of both because I take a public position on things.

The truth is this: I am certainly a long way from perfect and I have a lot to be embarrassed about and a little to be ashamed of. I have done lots of stupid things, made lots of mistakes and have hurt a number of people along the way. I regret these mistakes, would like to have been cleverer and wish I could take back the hurt.

In my model of the world, however, that means I have something to teach, not a reason to feel guilty and keep my mouth closed.

We have all made mistakes. Some have stolen from their parents, cheated on a test, lied to a friend and known it was wrong. I think however that these are also learning experiences. The question is what do we do with them?

I’m not perfect, and I certainly don’t know everything. What you read here is just an opinion. But I have lived.

When I make a mistake in business or my life generally I want to be able to share it, as hopefully someone will avoid making the same mistake and more importantly pay the cost.

I share for two reasons … One is to teach … If a few people each day get a new distinction I am happy.

Like my post yesterday, if a man thinks a little differently about how he could honor his wife, or a wife more clearly expresses how she needs to be loved, then I would smile.

The other reason is to hold myself to a higher standard. Being public gives me leverage to hold myself to a higher standard, a personal thing but very beneficial, at least to me.

Please, take what you want, and laugh at the rest … but most importantly be open to something new.

Thank you for reading, and please share your thoughts below.

Your friend

Stephen

PS Oh … and of course blogging is about sharing your story, and people do it in different ways … like The Honest Truth. Look at the photos of New Zealand (my home) on her blog here … amazing