The word humility
comes from the Latin, humus,
which means ground.
Sometimes when we speak of humility, we confuse it
with a shame-based humiliation. At its roots, it is not. It is not poor
self-esteem or shyness.
Humility is like taking off your shoes and walking on the
earth. It is feeling the softness of the grass as well as the sharpness of the
burrs. It is receiving the welcome of soft dirt, wet mud, and the hardness of
stones.
Humility is awareness, deep awareness, of connection to the
earth in its dying and rising, in its refuse and renewal, in its limits as well
as its freedom.
To be humble is to be grounded.
Kari Reiquam
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