while i don't have a problem with anything here, particularly, these kinds of post (and we seem to get a lot) usually strike me as "a list of good things about me" or "why everyone should be like me".
i'm not sure how you avoid that. perhaps it is up to the reader to piece together a more balanced view by reading several.
> these kinds of post (and we seem to get a lot) usually strike me as "a list of good things about me" or "why everyone should be like me".
Yep... That's why the mysteriously named skill, "spiritual" may actually be quite important and why the OP should work on it a bit more. Beginners' minds don't go around dispensing advice. I think that touches lightly on the "social" as well...
i'm not sure how you avoid that. perhaps it is up to the reader to piece together a more balanced view by reading several.