24-058 Humbleness

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Humbleness

”the quality of being modest or unpretentious”

I have to admit I’m struggling with writing about this one. At first I was going to write about how growing up we were taught not to be braggers which meant that we weren’t allowed to celebrate or be proud of our accomplishments.

Then I thought about how being overly humble could come dangerously close to developing low self-esteem and unworthiness…that being humble meant allowing everyone else to be treated better, to sacrifice yourself for the sake of others. A valid point but didn’t feel quite there yet.

Then I went to the google for some help on what it means to be humble and found this article on CanadaLiving.com entitled: The 5 Characteristics of a Humble Person by Sandrine Faucher and Katia Gorshkova. In summary, here are the 5:

  1. They Are Self-Aware: A humble person is authentic and sincere with their words.
  2. They Ask for Advice and Ask Questions, Without Claiming to Know Everything: A humble person is able to recognize when external resources are needed to achieve a goal.
  3. They are not Afraid to Admit Their Mistakes: [they have the] ability to recognize their mistakes, take responsibility for their actions and accept the consequences.
  4. They have Precise Knowledge of a Variety of Subjects: a humble person has more than one trick up their sleeve, without trying to show it off at all costs.
  5. They are Great Listeners: A humble person has a sympathetic ear for different beliefs and differences of opinion. They sincerely wish others well.

In essence, being humble for me is being someone with quiet confidence and inner strength and security. I saw a recent example of this from watching a clip of one of Taylor Swift’s ErasTour concerts. She was alone with her guitar on this huge stage in front of thousands of people. As she’s singing one of her songs, she messes up the words to the song’s bridge. She stops and joyfully ask the audience if they would be ok if she tried to sing the bridge again. And again she messes it up and just laughs at herself. She asks the audience to help her recite the words to make sure she had them right. The next time, she sings it perfectly. The whole time she was calm, authentic, laughing, and embracing that she messed up the words…and the audience just ate it up! I think they loved her even more for being so true-natured. She’s quite the role model for all of us. You can watch the video here…

How about you? Is humbleness a core value for you?

BTW…here’s what it looked like to begin with:

joyfully,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

inspiring and encouraging creativity, curiosity, and play through the art of mandalas

About the 2024 Mandalas of the Day

Each day I will create and post a mandala inspired by one of 366 “value” words chosen randomly. The objective being to discover for myself which ones would best represent my core values…and by doing so, I hope it inspires you to determine your own.

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My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits. Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it. As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?

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