When I am humbled it is then that I see how truly great I am. It is in the smallness (of being humbled) where I see the grandness of my true Self, my Soul.
For me, being humbled often happens when I am reminded that I do not in fact know everything or that perhaps I am not being a very good listener. And, actually, both---thinking I know everything and not listening---go hand-in-hand. Isn't it true that we stop listening because we feel there is no value in the noise we hear or too busy conjuring up our retort?
But when I stop and really listen to the other, my outer voice stills as my inner voice silently speaks---be it through a nod, a gesture, or calm presence. When I celebrate the voice of another my inner knowing expands, my Soul rejoices. It is in this moment of awareness---where I am reminded how small the ego is in comparison to my cosmic Being---that the little (ego) self releases into the grandness of my Soul as it merges with Divine love.
It is through humility that one's Soul may truly shine.
Being humbled by seeing what has come out of my anger and rage and seeing the gifts I have been given for those gifts I am truly grateful. Beautiful woman, Ruth, inside and out Thank you for your gifts.
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