by Angels Web

Created on: November 30, 2009   Last Updated: January 17, 2010

Admitting faults does not make you a weaker person!

Can you possibly believe that admitting that you have faults makes you a weaker person? In fact, it is just the opposite; it makes you a much stronger person. You have to be able to admit to yourself that you have faults in order to deal with them. When you deal with your faults, you are given the ability to project confidence and self worth; that in its self is a great accomplishment. Only a strong person can admit that they have faults without having to hide behind their insecurities.

Whether we like it or not we all have faults that need fixing! If we cannot fix them then we definitely need to learn to understand them. We need not run out and shout them from the rooftops; the people that need to know, already know about our faults! We do need to learn to accept our own faults before we can truly accept the faults of others. Of course, once we have accepted our faults, it is a great idea to work on them to lessen their impact on ourselves and those around us.

Our friends and our family are privy to our faults, and they seem to love and accept us anyway. We are talking about faults here and not character flaws. There is a big difference between character flaws and faults. Faults tend to be more imprinted in people and can be much more difficult to accept. Right now we will stick with our faults. Do you have any faults? Oh come on now admit it! You know that you have some little irritating habit that you do that drives the people around you crazy. Are you one of those people that are never ready on time or you is at least a half hour late to every event? I have had several friends who are just like you. I would always think ahead and tell them that the event started a half an hour before it actually did. By doing this little trick, we were usually no more than ten minutes late.

Remember that old saying that says that “You should never throw the baby out with the bath water'’. People have faults and their faults are a big part of who they are. Just because someone has faults, does not mean that you cannot love and accept them for whom and what they are. It really does no good being critical and get angry; no matter what you do you are not going to change the way they are! I have had a friend for forty-seven years and she is who she is and will never change. She is older, more mature and definitely more responsible than she used to be; on the other hand, she is still always late! Love and enjoy people for who they are and quit wasting your time trying to change them!

You do not need to admit your faults to strangers or people that you hardly know. It is only your family and friends that your honesty matters to. It can be hard when you walk into a room and it is your “fault” that they are making fun of. Usually what they are saying is very funny and even you begin to laugh. If you cannot fix your fault, then the next best thing is to laugh and enjoy it! Besides! If they did not love you, they would not even take the time to make fun of your fault! Admitting that you have “faults” makes you a stronger more secure person and much more like the people around you! Admitting fault does not make you a weaker person; it makes you human and it frees you to be who you really are!

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