Being humble is considering others as important as yourself. You are thoughtful of their needs and willing to be of service. You don’t expect others or yourself to be perfect. You learn from your mistakes. When you do great things, humility reminds you to be thankful instead of boastful.
You are practicing humility when you:
– Consider the needs if others as important as your own
– Apologize and make amends when you hurt others
– Learn from your mistakes and change for the better
– Ask for help when you need it
– Are doing your best just to do it, not to impress anyone
– Are grateful instead of boastful
Affirmation:
I am humble. I do not judge others or myself. I value my ability to keep growing and learning.
The Source is supporting the Virtues Project, an international initiative focused on building peaceful and caring communities. We will publish one of the virtues developed by the project every week.
The Virtues Project is an international initiative focused on building peaceful and caring communities aligned to 52 virtues – such as “compassion,” “integrity,” “respect.” The Virtues Project promotes community capacity-building to teach positive behaviors and attitudes and contribute to healthy and supportive environments across sectors. This initiative originated with a work group of Early Childhood Advisory Committee of the Children and Families Council, and is supported by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, in collaboration with the Department of Education. The Virtues Project in the public schools. The goal is to engage the community in discussion and awareness of the “Virtue of the Week” in schools, child care settings, home, and the workplace through the media, religious institutions, schools and centers, government agencies, and business organizations.
