Humility is the quality of being respectful to yourself and others but you only can attain it when you can get free from the demands of your ego. I learned that when you practice genuine humility, you will find enormous power.
It’s a must to get beyond the desire to control others, and only then can you improve your ability to control your own actions. Let go of the need to be right, and you open yourself to experience new truth.
Don’t you just hate listening to people who are constantly boasting, bragging and valuing their opinion above others? Ugh! So, why don’t others give up the thought that they are better than everyone else?
Don't you think if everyone lived each moment with humility, love, respect and gratitude, everyone will find a treasure that has no end?
Do you ever watch and notice how others treat other people? I always appreciated seeing someone treat the elderly or children no different than other people. Treating each person as someone of value despite their position in society, profession, age or economic status certainly demonstrates great humility.
Before retirement, I used to love to spend my lunch hour out on a park bench near work eating my sandwich and “people watch”. I still “people watch” whenever out in a restaurant or at a gathering. Amazing how many people make an *ss out of themselves.
How do you treat yourself? Everyone should value themselves but not spoil yourself. Everyone knows there’s nothing worse than a spoiled child, a person who gives into their own desires continually develops self-centered behavior patterns. It's just insane!
Humility allows people to see you as “Trustworthy”.
What a wonderful world it could be if only people acted out of love and charity to others. I have learned that you really do have to be good to yourself in order to be good for others. I love to people watch too and the thing I notice the most is there are very few smiles and everyone always seems in a rush. Slowing down and smiling more would help us all I think.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your comments and life observations about humility. You are right on in my book!. I know a few who could learn much with a little more of it.
ReplyDeleteDiane
I think that you should compile your best blogs and see if you can get it published in an attractive book with a catchy title - along with your wonderful graphics interspersed! (The length of your blogs is just right for busy people - there are so many individual lessons there that can be learned/consumed with minimum verbage.)
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Love, Paul and Cindy
I think humility makes you approachable as well.
ReplyDeleteMethinks Paul and Cindy has a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI was smiling as I read this. We just returned from visiting a friend in the Hospital. I do not go in the room but wait. As I was waiting I watched MANY of the younger generation walk infront of a person in a wheel chair, blocking them as they started thru a door. I watched young people about run over adults as they walked oblivious talking or texting. SELF CENTERED, is a good name for the problem we have.
Humility would be a great asset added to these lives.
Love from here.
Methinks Paul and Cindy have a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI was smiling as I read this. We just returned from visiting a friend in the Hospital. I do not go in the room but wait. As I was waiting I watched MANY of the younger generation walk infront of a person in a wheel chair, blocking them as they started thru a door. I watched young people about run over adults as they walked oblivious talking or texting. SELF CENTERED, is a good name for the problem we have.
Humility would be a great asset added to these lives.
Love from here.
A little humility goes a long way, that's for sure. I've often thought that the people who boast the loudest actually have the lowest self-esteem (aside from the fact that they're huge bores).
ReplyDeleteSorry I've been away from reading for so long. It's so hard to keep up with all the blogs I read sometimes. Blogger now offers an email subscription you can add to your sidebar. It's great. When you make an entry in your blog, it comes straight to my inbox. It makes keeping up so much easier. Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteBig egos are self destructive. A little humility goes a long way. Treating others with kindness makes a difference too. But if you do not love yourself, trouble abounds. Thought provoking post. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI abhor people who constantly need to promote themselves in a conversation or even socially. One, who shall remain nameless, changes their Facebook profile picture almost daily.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the word "me" should be taken out of some people's vocabulary
Jimmy
Wow!This has to be one of the most powerful post I have read in a very long time. I like to people watch too :)
ReplyDeleteI always think of my mother as one of the strongest as well as one of the most humble people I know. "Humble" and "meek" don't have to mean "weak." I really liked this post!
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