8.28.09

One of the qualities I admire most is humility. In so many ways I lack it - always needing the approval of others to feel competent, accomplished, or worthy. It impresses me each time I find someone who doesn't need this to thrive, or feel valued. There is much to be said when you are those things but don't say it.

Humility is also attractive in another regard - as a necessary measure of authenticity. If humility is what I most admire, than being fake is something I loathe. I need people who are real around me. None of this fake stuff, or pretending to be something that you're not.

I speak mostly to myself, needing the application of humility in almost every part of my life (help!).