This article is really making me think about what all is involved in being humble. I'm not wealthy, but I don't have to worry. I'm recently retired from teaching (which was my life) and I constantly am trying to figure out my new spot in this world--volunteer work, being a friend, working on unfulfilled ambitions, trying to be healthy while planning for the days I become unable to take care of myself, making sure I am a good steward of the planet, etc... None of this flurry of activity (sandwiched between periods of ridiculous utter stillness like I've never had before) make me humble, I don't think. Gratefulness is the key, I think. Gratefulness that makes me sympathetic to the needs of others, which then drives my actions. Thank you for taking me down this rabbit hole. It is another piece of this huge puzzle.
This article is really making me think about what all is involved in being humble. I'm not wealthy, but I don't have to worry. I'm recently retired from teaching (which was my life) and I constantly am trying to figure out my new spot in this world--volunteer work, being a friend, working on unfulfilled ambitions, trying to be healthy while planning for the days I become unable to take care of myself, making sure I am a good steward of the planet, etc... None of this flurry of activity (sandwiched between periods of ridiculous utter stillness like I've never had before) make me humble, I don't think. Gratefulness is the key, I think. Gratefulness that makes me sympathetic to the needs of others, which then drives my actions. Thank you for taking me down this rabbit hole. It is another piece of this huge puzzle.
That’s a really good rabbit hole.
I'm good at building them. :)
Because I do it often...