Spirit Speaks: On Being Humble

Feeling good about ourselves is critical. It can make the difference between achieving a dream and not. There is, however, a way we can gloat or become so self-assured from an ego perspective that we move away from our service in the world. Many a leader, actor, politician and even spiritual teacher has fallen from grace because they, too, have become “full of themselves”. That is to say, they have lost the ability to be humble and have let the ego run the show. As we progress in our ability to serve others, we must also progress in our ability to become humble. Humble does not mean we stop revering our Self – we just stop revering the ego and understand it is our spirit that we revere. This allows us to revere the spirit in others and everyone is equal from this stance. It is from here our greatness is born and we can serve in our highest capacity.