I write this in the midst of being humbled yet again as a result of my own behaviors. The spiritual principles that I write about on this site may describe perfect ideals and I do practice everything that I write, but as I was reminded of tonight, I still have a lot of work to do as my spirituality and actions fall quite short of the perfect ideals of which I write. Read more…

Have you ever gone outside at night and looked up at the moon and stars and realized just how small you really are? It’s almost a feeling of insignificance but it’s not related to low self-esteem. This realization, this feeling of being small, immediately diminishes our self-importance leaving us with a feeling of peace. The vastness of the dark sky illuminated by the moon and filled with millions of stars affords of the blessing of realizing just how small our problems really are. Read more…

The more we learn about ourselves the more aware we become of our shortcomings and therefore, the more humble we become. Our arrogance and pride will again reveal themselves until the awareness of our faults hits us head on yet again, sending us back to the reality of our imperfectness while serving us up some humble pie. Read more…