Corrección

Okay! So here I am with another soliloquy carrying a “I haven’t posted a blog in a long time” vibe. Notice I said “posted”. This is not to say that I don’t write or constantly put my thoughts down on paper. It’s just to say that I don’t post. After the 3^rd or 4^th text message/email asking where the blogs are, I think, “okay here we go again”. Sooooooooooo…here we go agaaaaaaaaaaaain!

I just celebrated my 23^rd birthday a few days ago and of course with another year, reflection comes. We like to see where we’ve grown and/or where we’ve fallen off. One of the BIGGEST places I’ve grown has been my ability to accept correction. I think a lot of times when a person thinks, “I’m a good person”, it seems the “correcting” comes few and far between. For me, someone who used to HATE being corrected, I now RUN to it. Watch me jog---------àAnd I’m gone. =)

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment. ~Robert Baden-Powell

Here’s the tricky part—finding folk in your life that will correct you when you’re wrong, without judging you at the same time. I used to be one of the number that would throw correction while judging at the same time. AKA correcting someone out of ANYTHING other than LOVE. Correction + Love = Positive Result. It’s difficult to find someone that will correct you out of GENUINE love, but when you do, make sure you keep your arms around them.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. ~John C. Maxwell

Bottom line, don’t run from correction—EMBRACE IT! Especially if it’s making you better.

Okay so that wasn’t the bottom line. =O Don’t call 911. When people correct you, try your BEST not to exude the “well YOU need to work on this” syndrome. Take it for what it is. AND GET BETTER!

Marcus Anthony Akins

         ~M.A.^2~