I tend to be blunt, and largely anticipate the same thing in return. That said, knowing the truth, hearing criticism, being corrected and listening doesn’t mean it’s fun to hear. There’s still emotional responses, feelings, and arguments to account for. Some people give me the impression that hearing a correction should be easy to take or that I should even have a positive response to it outside of a polite “thank you for letting me know your thoughts” in various cases. But just because something is good advice or I get to learn the truth doesn’t mean that I’ll enjoy hearing/learning it. That said it doesn’t make their opinion less…

when you feel old think about your good experiences (and sometimes the bad) and how they’ve made you the person you are today, and how you can improve your future based on that knowledge when you feel old know there are people looking to you for advice and to learn from you whether you think they are or not when you feel old know that you can age gracefully knowing that you are probably where you’re meant to be if you’re following Christ when you feel old know that so many don’t make it as far as you have. whether in age, or accomplishments or otherwise when you feel old…