The grace that is humility

It is very important to imbibe the spirit of humility. I personally believe that humility plays a vital role in our life success. Think about it: If you are not humble enough to learn from your teacher, can you gain knowledge? It is as simple as that. I learn the art of humility with simple life experiences.

A while ago, I was deeply thinking about my life and where I needed to go to next. Finally, I decided that to make the move, I would need mentors—people that will hold me and guide me; people that are doing things I am proud of and admire. I sat on my work station in the hotel that night, opened my journal and started to think. The names popped in my head easily but I kept pushing back; I had nine names. These people were either people I admired right from a young age, or I had worked with or currently work with.

As I did the exercise, about 55% of them were around my age group and maybe younger. I sat there and detailed the reasons I admired them. Phew! I pulled through. Then the next step was how to reach out to them and ask them if they will be willing to mentor me. Hahahaha! That was where I froze. I could not do it. My pride had set in. Me? Reach out to someone younger than me to mentor me? A whole me? Why should this be a problem to me? Oh I came up with many excuses. At the end of the day, I did not send them the messages, but I garnered learnings on the art of humility.

Speaking of which, let us dig further from another angle. This story is about my experience with some Youtubers I follow and I like, but in the beginning, when I realized they were younger than me, I felt somewhat little; maybe it was jealousy of someone younger than me doing great things. You know when your mind restricts you from sharing in people’s joy? KILL THAT SPIRIT. I knew my actions were not right, and instead, I needed to see the grace that is upon their lives. So, I changed my perspective to help me out of that nasty, stupid, and prideful place. Now, when I watch their channels and I resonate with the content, I don’t hold myself back from liking the post. I also remind myself that it is not of man to do but of GOD that wills, and if HE has placed that mantle on them, my work is to rejoice with them, as I would want people to rejoice with me. After all, it is the same way people look up to me, and they might be older than me. Life is in phases, and at every phase, let humility guide you.

So darling, never let pride get in the way of your success or learning process. Remain humble and thrive.

With humbling smiles,

Her Splendid Thoughts