I am reminded how this journey can be a long, long, trip.
I first real experience of becoming humble was when I first entered recovery.
I got sober through a trip to the mental health ward of the local hospital.
Prior to that moment I had no idea I was an alcoholic.
At the time I took the humiliation and tried to turn it into humility, and I thought I was doing well, until I wasn’t.
Thinking I was showing people how humble I was really didn’t prove I was being humble. In fact, I was proving to be as arrogant as ever.
I was still so selfish I had only one goal. To make people think of me the way I thought they needed to in order to prove I was better.
Fortunately, there were people in my life who saw right through my little charade, and they helped me learn the true definition of humility.
Humility is not thinking less of myself it is thinking of myself less often.
When my daily intentions are to enter each experience with compassion, empathy, kindness, peace, love and understanding for the goal of living in service of others, then I am in humility.
And one more very important factor, I don’t go into each experience telling others of my motivations.
May each of you allow yourself the gift of experiencing humility.
You are Love and Loved.
