Day 244:
Boost your self-esteem by being humble
At first this might appear counter intuitive. Some people may be asking,
"How can being humble boost my self-esteem?" First let me explain
what is meant by humility. As a wise priest once said, "Humility is truth."
Thus when you are humble you admit to yourself (and to others) when you are
good. At the same time when you are humble you have a good sense of humor about
yourself and you admit that your talents are God given (given to you by nature,
the Spirit, or whatever you wish to call it). That is the roots of humility.
Admitting that you have talents and potentials and at the same time realizing
that the talents were given to you. These talents are entrusted to you. Remember
the parable of the talents. If you look after your talents and make them grow
you will be given more talents.
The important thing is to care for your talents. Nourish your talents. Make
your talents grow, but don't take yourself too seriously. It is a fine balancing
act. It is so easy to become arrogant as you achieve things. At the same time
you need to celebrate your achievements. When you can achieve this fine balance
and are in tune with the truth you boost your self-esteem.
Namaste means "the Divinity within me salutes the Divinity within you...."
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