I had my pride hit pretty hard last night. The guidance and correction came from someone who I respect and who was in a position of authority over me, so it was a little easier to hear.
What made it difficult is it challenged my entire view of giving and receiving correction.
In essence, his recommendation was to walk away. The recommendation is specific to a particular context, in which conflict is shunned and correction should come from within, not without.
I’m very used to contexts in which correction must come from without because the one in need of correction usually doesn’t have enough understanding to self-correct.
Interesting in the place where correction should come from within, I needed correction from without.
Overall it’s good for me to be humbled and realise I was getting out of hand.
It will give me time to focus on me and reduce my pride and get down to the basics once again.