Oh, that’s what everyone thinks! But kind people find out that they are cruel. Brave men discover that they are really cowards! Confronted by their true selves, most men run away screaming! — The NeverEnding Story

My harshest critic always seems to be me.  Every so often, I’ll remember something cruel or stupid that I did decades ago, and feel shame about it.  In the moments where I’m falling asleep, it’s not unusual for the day to play over in my head and I see all of the awful things I’ve done.  Every decision I make, every word I speak, every thought I have, I roll over and over until I’m sure I’m a horrid human being.

Luckily, that’s not how it is every day.  Yes, I need to be introspective, examine my motives, my behavior, and my beliefs, but I also need to see the good with the bad.  It’s a very dark place to sit when all you see is the evil that you do, and I never want to go back there.