Humility

This is one virtue that I need to work harder on. The root of so many of my problems is god damn pride. I need to have a better understanding of my own faults and shortcomings so that I can more accurately assess the goals I can achieve in life, as well as those that are out of my reach. To me, humility doesn't necessarily mean putting yourself down. It doesn't mean being hyper critical of yourself, rather it means taking inventory of where you fall short and what areas of your life you could improve on. Humility is a healthy trait that far too many people undervalue. I'm trying to make a more honest effort to be humble, which means to have a more accurate and realistic understanding of my strengths and weaknesses. This is something that is much easier said than done, but I know that it is a goal that is paramount for me in order to get to where I need to be as a well rounded and aware person. I've found that people who are humble tend to be happier. My theory on why this is the case is that humble people don't set themselves up for failure by making goals that are unrealistic to achieve given their actual abilities. People who are too proud will consistently be cut down to size because that's just the way the world is. There will always be someone who is better than you at something, and having humility better prepares us to take on and accept that fact. Again, humility doesn't mean beating ourselves up, rather it means going through life at peace with the fact that we are all flawed and imperfect. Humility doesn't bind us, in fact, it does the complete opposite, it sets us free. I'm not nearly as humble as I should be, but I'm working on changing that little by little.