HEALTHY
Humbly adapts to changing stature and circumstances without taking offense.
My egg demonstrates Humility by not throwing a fit when his ego suffers a trauma.
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My son has fidget spinners. His are fancy, newfangled things that spin or contort and are brightly colored. I’ve disliked the mindlessness of this activity (as well as the complexity and degrees of separation from nature of these items) and wanted to supply him with a mindful, healthy alternative… So I gave him a worry stone.
Worry stones are pieces of the earth that are contoured to a thumb that you can fidget with. I told my son that I want him to think of himself as being grounded - a piece of the earth - and to occupy his mind with being one with the Earth’s spirits. He liked the idea!… But he took it steps further.
He took his worry stone to class, where they were practicing etching. Because he loves Humpty Dumpty, he began to etch a cracked egg shape onto the stone. In the process, the stone actually broke! It wasn't what he wanted, but he didn’t bat an eye. Instead of throwing a fit and giving up on his stone and the lessons I’ve taught him, my humble son glued his worry stone back together again.
This piece of earth now has a physical journey mark (scar)… and has more meaning and is more beautiful because of the trauma it suffered.
May your peace be made of multiple pieces.
Piece be you. (sic)
-Egoomelette
Today’s growth into Humility is fostered by an insult.
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Today, a misunderstanding occurred… I spoke my feelings (out of turn as it happened), and someone was hurt enough to try to hurt me reciprocally.
Hurt people hurt people. I did not intend to hurt the individual who insulted me today… but through her attempt to hurt me, she offered up the opportunity for me to grow.
After a minute of reflection, I thanked her for being honest with me. I didn't take offense at her words; I had Compassion for her pain. I acknowledged that growth can’t happen without friction, and that by voicing her painful experience, I could now grow into her perspective and see my actions by their RESULT, instead of by my intentions.
I hurt someone accidentally. It festered inside that person until it was aired. Only by speaking that pain… by speaking that insult directed toward my pride and my greatness… could Humility be given a chance to grow.
Today, I am grateful to have been insulted. I have a deeper connection now with both myself and the person who took offense at my actions, and I will carry that growth through an insult with me… hopefully for the rest of my humbled life.