Thoughts About Criticism

As I’ve matured, I’ve found I’m learning how to take criticism better, and further how I can use it for something positive. For criticism to be healthy for us, we need a few things:

We need humility. To think we could never be wrong is foolish.

We need to love truth at least as much as we love ourselves. Truth and my self-esteem sometimes differ.

We need to love growth more than we do stuntedness. To refuse to listen to criticism is never to move, never to advance, never to improve.

And finally–this is my personal favorite for when criticism is offered in the wrong spirit–We need to occasionally use the delete button! We all have one; both on our computers and in spirit.