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Being humiliated is not the same as having humility.
We have all suffered humiliation. Perhaps a spouse ridiculed us in public or a parent's disorderly conduct shamed us in front of our friends. Perhaps a boss criticized us in front of co-workers.
However, we could have refused to let our egos be injured. Had we then the tools we have now, we could have felt compassion for the perpetrator. No healthy person heaps injury of any kind on another struggling soul. The program taught us this.
We have learned about true humility. To be humble is to surrender, to give up trying to change people or circumstances, to give up trying to force our will upon others. Humility is being quiet, being at rest, and being confident that God is present in every situation. Humility is being at peace, always.
No one can humiliate me today unless I accept that condition.
You are reading from the book: A Life of My Own by Karen Casey
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Humility is about saying, "I don't know, I need help and being open to receiving it, to my way of thinking. In the past, I thought it was humiliating to admit that I didn't know, because I thought it made me stupid. In recovery, I learned "How can you know if you haven't been taught."
I was told that humility, meant to become teachable. The longer I am in the program, the more I realized that I knew nothing. This is a one day at a time program and I have to be open to each lesson and experience that comes my way. I don't take the credit, this is a we program. That we can be a lot of people, places, and things. Like a sponsor, a counselor, a minister, a God of our understanding, our parents, going out in nature and getting in touch with the Creator, go to church, going to a meeting, etc. This is a spiritual program that makes room for all religious beliefs.