Look, I try hard to be real here. For me there are no limits to exploring my mistakes and failures. I have no problem with that as I'm secure with who I am. For me, being able to fail brings freedom and growth. And the more I fail, the more I grow. My words are for me. My words provide for me a way to name and describe the ideas and feelings that create guilt and conviction, excitement and action.
I know how great I am, and I also know how good I am not. Within this framework I shine a bright light and try to look at the darkest parts of my character. Then I evaluate what I can do about them. Knowing my weaknesses provides me the motivation to use my strengths for all they are worth. I'm grateful for them, my weaknesses and my strengths. Quite frankly, and seriously, without a mirror in the life of Jesus that I use to evaluate myself I would be nothing but a peppy, self-help addicted shell of a man. And that mirror reminds me, in a good way, that I have a long way to go.
If you find something offensive here, please don't take it personally. I'm writing to myself. I try to use "I" and "my", but if I use "you" just picture me pointing a finger at myself in a mirror.