Howlite
The old-fashioned virtue of humility is not one you hear about much these days, and that’s a shame. Contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with feeling humiliated—in fact, true humility protects us from humiliation! When we are humble, we no longer feel any need to be better than others. We don’t feel pressured to accomplish more, produce more, or prove our worth. Who cares if someone looks down on us? Just existing is enough! Howlite is a mineral who’s got this all figured out. Cheap, commonplace, and impressive to no one, it is one low-status rock. But to those who love it, it has a purity, grace, and beauty that can’t be matched. If you’ve ever felt ashamed of your place in life, take a cue from howlite: Drop the status game, accept yourself as is, and find all the joy you seek in life itself!
The Bottom Line
Be Humble
“Cultivate the old-fashioned value of humility.”
One Or More Of These Messages Are For You
- You may feel like you’re not special or important, but so what? Why should you be? Most of us aren’t!
- Stop striving: You don’t need to be better than anyone else!
- You’ll feel so much happier when you learn to accept yourself just as you are, however humble.
- You don’t need to prove your worth to anyone!
- If you get resentful or bitter when you’re not valued as highly as others, see if you can change your attitude to one of graceful acceptance instead.
- Instead of trying to distinguish yourself, make it a goal to celebrate others.
- If you lose out to someone, try to be gracious about it.
- If someone doesn’t like you for who you are, or is pressuring you to be different or better, it’s time to let them go and seek out friends who like you for you.
