Feel Good Friday: Stitched Together With Good Intentions

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"I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions." I don't know about you but that sums me up pretty well. This pretty much links back to one of my previous Feel Good Friday posts about comparison. It is easy to forget when we look at others, that they have just as many flaws as you do. It's how we as humans are created, flawed creatures guided by trying to do the right thing. Our flaws are what make us unique and special, they allow us to stand out from the crowd.

For me, the issue is that I'm too blunt in my opinions. Many times I've been told that I'm 'too truthful', which I find strange, shouldn't we all be truthful? In my opinion, life is too short to be tiptoeing around what you actually want to say, if you have an opinion, make it heard. Here's where the good intentions come in, I would never say or do anything that would harm or upset someone on purpose, which some people seem to overlook. I am always tactful in what I say and how I say them so as to get my point across in a helpful non-hurtful way.

I've never been one to follow the crowd, I have my own tastes, likes and dislikes and when you are young this can be social suicide. My friends never really got me and I never felt a part of the group. Because I didn't want to segregate myself further from them I would sit and nod and pretend like I agreed with everything they were saying and doing. Once I left school I started to realise I had wasted all that time hiding my opinions and views and that it was time to stop. Yes I am outspoken and blunt but that is my flaw, my individual flaw that makes me, me. I have embraced it, harnessed its power for good and now use it with good intentions. What are your flaws? Do you think embracing your flaws is justified if you have good intentions?