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A Reflection On Humility
Development, Experiences, Exploration, Reflection, short read Derek Schoffstall Development, Experiences, Exploration, Reflection, short read Derek Schoffstall

A Reflection On Humility

My personal understanding of what it means to be humble has changed drastically over the last nine months. Historically, I have held the view that true humility is a denial of all praise, skill, ability and gifting I am told that I have by others. This denial has always been an honest one, out of a fear of feeling guilty for not embodying Humility as I perceived it to be. As I subconsciously seek acceptance and approval from others, this has been a difficult worldview to hold. I always knew something didn’t click with this belief, but I also didn’t know the right way to view it.

It wasn’t until I began to reflect on this definition of Humility that I really understood what it means to be humble:

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The ideas and thoughts expressed in these posts do not reflect the beliefs of any organization or individual, except my own. Ironically enough, however, these posts may not even reflect how I currently think or feel. I have grown and changed over the years - and rather than delete or edit old content I have decided to leave my posts as I originally wrote them to preserve their authenticity.