I had something happen yesterday that I wasn’t prepared for. My boss called me to let me know that someone complained about me and that I needed to go apologize. I bristled. It’s not that I wasn’t willing to apologize- I just didn’t think I needed to do so. I wasn’t in the wrong in […]
The Necessity of Humility in Combatting Resentment
Victoria_Borodinova / 4308 images Hannah asked in the comments in the last post, “where is the place for personal humility in overcoming resentment?” I was thrilled she asked because I now get to write more about my two favorite subjects: Resentment and humility. I love humility because it is so largely misunderstood. Hopefully I can […]
How to Accept Grace In Our Lives
Grace means favor, acceptance or, in its purest form, approval. Sometimes defined as ‘unmerited Divine kindness,’ it’s mentioned at least 69 times in the Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible, called Old Testament by Christians). Sometimes the word ‘grace’ is co-opted as a religious term – that we have to do something, like […]
Tap Into The Power Of Humility and Grace
Sometimes I lack humility! Before we talk about humility, it‘s important to define the word. Humility is often misunderstood to mean humiliation, but it doesn’t mean that. Humiliation is a negative term. It means, “an emotion felt by someone whose social status has been reduced.” Humility, however, is a powerful term meaning an honest assessment […]
How To Get Free When “They” Don’t Change
How can I get free from negative emotions? I’ve heard it said that when I point a finger at someone else, I still have three fingers pointed back at me. In other words, when I see something in someone else I don’t like, I have to remember, “if you spot it, you got it!” […]
The Unusual Gifts From Grace
Man I stepped in it. I didn’t mean to. Who ever does? I mean, who goes knowingly into the fire to get burned by the reaction of someone else? No one except maybe someone who’s a masochist. But I sure did. And I got the full weight of the backlash which was not pretty. What […]
The Value in Learning Another’s Perspective?
My mom once taught me about the value of hearing another’s perspective. She said, “imagine two people are standing and facing one another. There is a copy of Time magazine between them. Both agree that the magazine is Time Magazine. One person is describing what he sees as the front cover, the other person is […]