| Author | |
Nique
Forum All-Star
Joined: March 07 2008
Location: Canada
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1222
|
| Posted: Aug 10 2010 at 12:07pm | IP Logged
|
 |
|
Mother Teresa reportedly gave her Sisters the following rules to follow in order to practice humility.
Speak as little as possible about yourself;
Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others;
Avoid curiosity;
Do not interfere in the affairs of others;
Accept small irritations with good humor;
Do not dwell on the faults of others;
Accept censures even if unmerrited;
Give in to the will of others;
Accept insults and injuries;
Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded;
Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone;
Do not seek to be admired and loved;
Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity;
Give in, in discussions even when you are right;
Choose always the more difficult task.
__________________
I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice cream straight out of the container. ~Bill Bryson
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Servant2theKing
Forum All-Star
Joined: Nov 13 2005
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1505
|
| Posted: Aug 10 2010 at 1:38pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
This is beautiful Nique. Thank you sharing it.
__________________
All for Christ, our Saviour and King, servant
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Lisbet
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 07 2006
Location: Michigan
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2706
|
| Posted: Aug 10 2010 at 2:44pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
THANK YOU! Very concrete and practical ways to live out humility. I think I'll paste it to my forehead...wait, no, then I'd have to look in the mirror to see it...not very humble...I'll just tape it above my kitchen sink...  Seriously though, thanks for posting this.
__________________
Lisa, wife to Tony,
Mama to:
Nick, 17
Abby, 15
Gabe, 13
Isaac, 11
Mary, 10
Sam, 9
Henry, 7
Molly, 6
Mark, 5
Greta, 3
Cecilia born 10.29.10
Josephine born 6.11.12
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
robinhigh
Forum Pro
Joined: Aug 01 2009
Location: Louisiana
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 491
|
| Posted: Aug 10 2010 at 3:02pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
My first inclination was to click the "like" button...lol.. but since there's no like button here... I like this! 
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Nique
Forum All-Star
Joined: March 07 2008
Location: Canada
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1222
|
| Posted: Aug 10 2010 at 3:38pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
These words came at a very good time in my life - a very humbling time..I'm so you all like it too!!
Lisbet, you make me
__________________
I had always thought that once you grew up you could do anything you wanted - stay up all night or eat ice cream straight out of the container. ~Bill Bryson
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Chris V
Forum All-Star
Joined: Dec 03 2009
Location: Washington
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1598
|
| Posted: Aug 10 2010 at 7:17pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
These are absolutely lovely words to live by; perhaps a good way to begin each day is by reading them while you spend your morning time with God. Thanks so much for posting this Nique  ... we *all* need more humility in ourselves.
__________________
Chris
Happy Wife with my Happy Life
Mama to My Five Girls ('04~'07~'09~'11~'11)
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
leanne maree
Forum All-Star
Joined: July 25 2008
Location: Australia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 508
|
| Posted: Aug 11 2010 at 6:15am | IP Logged
|
|
|
This is very timely, we are studying her at the moment.
Thanks. very beautiful women. So humble
__________________
God is Love
Leanne
Loving wife to Dermot and Adoring mother to Louise, Kristie, Kieran & Brid
http://leannemaree.blogspot.com/
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
hylabrook1
Forum Moderator
Joined: July 09 2006
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 5980
|
| Posted: Aug 11 2010 at 8:03am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Thanks you, Nique. This is so beautiful, so true, so difficult... So unlike anything the dominant culture would ever dream of.
Peace,
Nancy
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
4Real Forums : Tea and Conversation
Topic: Humility
