What are some small ways you are practicing humility in your life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

Forgot to add respect for science and the collaboration between many brainy people needed to produce solid science and evidence based policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

Forgot to add respect for science and the collaboration between many brainy people needed to produce solid science and evidence based policies.

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+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

The first rule of "humility" is not coming on social media to pump up the Catholic Church and indoctrinate into a religion that supports criminals over victims.

If "humility" was a thing that religious people followed, we would not have MAGA spewing hate constantly while claiming they are religious whether they are Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Baptist, etc.

Teaching your children "humility" has nothing to do with religion. History tells us this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

Forgot to add respect for science and the collaboration between many brainy people needed to produce solid science and evidence based policies.

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+1

OP doesn't want this answer.

It is fabulous but OP is only interested in indoctrination into their religion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

OP to whom you responded. I hear you… the struggle to stay humble and kind is real.

We need to forgive ourselves when we fall short of our best intentions for ourselves. But it is great that you can observe these patterns emerging. It is very easy to get caught up in the parenting perfect children rat race (We live in DMV and the pressure on the kids is also insane.

It sounds like you are a very loving parent. Love covers a multitude of sins. Just like the sun rises and flowers bloom without assistance from us, our children will bloom in their own ways in their own time.

Peace

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged and kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

OP to whom you responded. I hear you… the struggle to stay humble and kind is real.

We need to forgive ourselves when we fall short of our best intentions for ourselves. But it is great that you can observe these patterns emerging. It is very easy to get caught up in the parenting perfect children rat race (We live in DMV and the pressure on the kids is also insane.

It sounds like you are a very loving parent. Love covers a multitude of sins. Just like the sun rises and flowers bloom without assistance from us, our children will bloom in their own ways in their own time.

Peace

Sorry should say PP not OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged aond kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

OP to whom you responded. I hear you… the struggle to stay humble and kind is real.

We need to forgive ourselves when we fall short of our best intentions for ourselves. But it is great that you can observe these patterns emerging. It is very easy to get caught up in the parenting perfect children rat race (We live in DMV and the pressure on the kids is also insane.

It sounds like you are a very loving parent. Love covers a multitude of sins. Just like the sun rises and flowers bloom without assistance from us, our children will bloom in their own ways in their own time.

Peace

And with or without religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged aond kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

OP to whom you responded. I hear you… the struggle to stay humble and kind is real.

We need to forgive ourselves when we fall short of our best intentions for ourselves. But it is great that you can observe these patterns emerging. It is very easy to get caught up in the parenting perfect children rat race (We live in DMV and the pressure on the kids is also insane.

It sounds like you are a very loving parent. Love covers a multitude of sins. Just like the sun rises and flowers bloom without assistance from us, our children will bloom in their own ways in their own time.

Peace

And with or without religion.

Okay. Where are some non-religious places that you hear people talking about how to be better people or be more virtuous and charitable, pp?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged aond kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

OP to whom you responded. I hear you… the struggle to stay humble and kind is real.

We need to forgive ourselves when we fall short of our best intentions for ourselves. But it is great that you can observe these patterns emerging. It is very easy to get caught up in the parenting perfect children rat race (We live in DMV and the pressure on the kids is also insane.

It sounds like you are a very loving parent. Love covers a multitude of sins. Just like the sun rises and flowers bloom without assistance from us, our children will bloom in their own ways in their own time.

Peace

And with or without religion.

Okay. Where are some non-religious places that you hear people talking about how to be better people or be more virtuous and charitable, pp?

I'm a Christian PP. However I will point out that one of my fellow deeply religious believers was thrilled when her kids' FCPS public school started using The Virtue's Project, a religiously agnostic program focusing on virtue in life, in school. So there are ways.

That project defines humility as "Being open to every lesson life brings, trusting that our mistakes are often our best teachers. Being thankful for our gifts instead of boastful."

Personally I think virtues divorced from a deity are missing something (the true humility of worshiping the deity), but I personally know atheists who focus on living well who would entirely disagree with me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are attending Catholic school and focusing on different virtues. They are talking about humility right now. I love hearing their thoughts and ideas on how they are thinking about their own strengths and weaknesses and appreciating the strengths of their classmates.
I’m working on incorporating this more into my own adult life, and I’m wondering how other people think about it.

Thank you for this provocative question OP

Here are some ways that I am reminded of the need for humility

- respecting all life as divinely valuable

- Practicing the Golden Rule / not using other people as means to serve my desired ends

- Forgiving those who hurt me

- Forgiving myself while trying to do better

- Being aware that most of life is outside my control but striving to be responsible, engaged aond kind in whatever small ways I can

- being open to the wisdom of others and other faith traditions

I really like your list. Some of these are easier for me than others!

I struggle with jealousy sometimes, and sometimes this feeling of lost potential. Like I ought to be doing more or be more important somehow but I’m not because of some kind of flaw in myself or because other people are keeping me from it.

I think about this in my kids too. I see sometimes that instead of joyfully engaging in their work and sports, they are straining to be something that they aren’t in order to be seen as successful or somehow “better” than other kids. I know that I have instilled some of this in them. It’s a struggle sometimes for me to remember what’s really important in life and to make sure that I convey that to my kids, especially as they are starting high school and feeling that competition more.

OP to whom you responded. I hear you… the struggle to stay humble and kind is real.

We need to forgive ourselves when we fall short of our best intentions for ourselves. But it is great that you can observe these patterns emerging. It is very easy to get caught up in the parenting perfect children rat race (We live in DMV and the pressure on the kids is also insane.

It sounds like you are a very loving parent. Love covers a multitude of sins. Just like the sun rises and flowers bloom without assistance from us, our children will bloom in their own ways in their own time.

Peace

And with or without religion.

Okay. Where are some non-religious places that you hear people talking about how to be better people or be more virtuous and charitable, pp?

I'm a Christian PP. However I will point out that one of my fellow deeply religious believers was thrilled when her kids' FCPS public school started using The Virtue's Project, a religiously agnostic program focusing on virtue in life, in school. So there are ways.

That project defines humility as "Being open to every lesson life brings, trusting that our mistakes are often our best teachers. Being thankful for our gifts instead of boastful."

Personally I think virtues divorced from a deity are missing something (the true humility of worshiping the deity), but I personally know atheists who focus on living well who would entirely disagree with me.

There is not true humility in worshipping a deity when the deity grants you everlasting life in advance of the worship.

[Anonymous]

My devout Catholic mother had us read "Desiderata", a poem by American lawyer and poet Max Ehrmann, written in the early 1920s. Ehrmann, from Terre Haute, Indiana, wrote the poem for himself as a personal guide to living a humble authentic life.

Desiderata: Original Text

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My devout Catholic mother had us read "Desiderata", a poem by American lawyer and poet Max Ehrmann, written in the early 1920s. Ehrmann, from Terre Haute, Indiana, wrote the poem for himself as a personal guide to living a humble authentic life.

Desiderata: Original Text

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

This is really lovely. Thank you for sharing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My devout Catholic mother had us read "Desiderata", a poem by American lawyer and poet Max Ehrmann, written in the early 1920s. Ehrmann, from Terre Haute, Indiana, wrote the poem for himself as a personal guide to living a humble authentic life.

Desiderata: Original Text

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

I shared this with my kids tonight at dinner and sent it to my book club. Thanks for sharing!