+HUMILITY

By Elena Blume

hu·mil·i·ty

/hyuˈmɪlɪti or, often, yu-/ [hyoo-mil-i-tee or, often, yoo-]

–noun

the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc.

*”humility.” Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 10 Mar. 2011. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humility>.

Yesterday I learned a very dear friend took time from her tremendously busy schedule to cut hair for homeless people in the community who are living currently in tents. She got her utensils ready and drew from her skills, sharing them with dozens of people so thankful for the opportunity to be with her and get groomed far better than imagined the day before.

Another friend organized a banquet and served a warm meal fit for kings. Perhaps these kings just haven’t discovered their identity yet. Who knows? It is good to treat everyone like kings, because serving displays compassion¹ and compassion yields +HUMILITY.

Opening eyes to the world as disasters, be them weather related, politically related, even sometimes personally related, one is humbled. Humility is a core value, a significant ingredient to the potential masterpiece which is you.

It is through Humility in which there is a strength unmatchable in any circumstance. With Humility comes a deeper, more rich understanding and compassion for the world, situations, and unique connectedness we all share together.

Before achieving +HUMILITY, it is important to recognize Compassion as a key to integration. Is it possible to be truly humble, to maintain a quality of Humility without having Compassion?

It first takes experiencing Compassion before a full sense of Humility is even possible at its riches state. This is why many times those public figures that you see in the news and on television continue philanthropy over and over again. They have had the opportunity to witness a pure state of compassion first hand through the foundations and charities for which they serve.

It has been fulfilling to them and in some cases addicting to learn the tremendous value of feeling compassion and taking action. It further enables them to maintain the quality of Humility, as expressed through the look upon their face. The actions which they take bring them one step closer to their own goals and achievements.

A person who has +HUMILITY does not require physical rewards and public achievement recognition for their acts of compassion, because they find a tremendous richness which is unmatchable by any other standard. Still *CELEBRATE THEM*!

A person does not have to have financial wealth to obtain +HUMILITY. As a child for instance, no matter how much or how little money, we always had enough to give at least one filled grocery sack to the local food bank. It takes no money to teach another person how to read. In many cases, compassion just takes a moment of time to visit or call.

When you see someone in dire circumstances, for instance living with AIDS, Cancer, or other disease or suffering and you notice them smiling at you, they then too are feeling compassion even in their own despair and this brings them the magic of +HUMILITY. Learn from it.

+HUMILITY HUMILITY² HUMILITY¹⁰⁰⁰

Look for those who you feel maintain the greatest level of +HUMILITY in your life and *CELEBRATE !* Share in compassion with them and you have HUMILITY²! Build a Group together sharing in compassion and you will feel HUMILITY¹⁰!

Do you direct a Business? Help your staff and business partners share in compassion! If you have thousands of employees, then guess what? HUMILITY¹⁰⁰⁰! Go for it!

¹compassion — n

a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, often including the desire to alleviate it*

*”COMPASSION.” Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 10 Mar. 2011. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/COMPASSION>.