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[Jesus] humbled himself. -Philippians 2:8
Tibetan-born Sherpa Nawang Gombu and American Jim Whittaker reached the top of Mount Everest on May 1, 1963. As they approached the peak, each considered the honor of being the first of the two to step to the summit. Whittaker motioned for Gombu to move ahead, but Gombu declined with a smile, saying, “You first, Big Jim!” Finally, they decided to step to the summit at the same time.
Paul encouraged the Philippian believers to demonstrate this kind of humility. He said, “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others” (Phil. 2:4 nkjv). Selfishness and superiority can divide people, but humility unites us, since it is the quality of “being one in spirit and of one mind” (v. 2).
When quarrels and disagreements occur, we can often diffuse them by giving up our right to be right. Humility calls us to show grace and gentleness when we would rather insist on our own way. “In humility value others above yourselves” (v. 3).
Practicing humility helps us to become more like Jesus who, for our sake, “humbled himself by becoming obedient to death” (vv. 7-8). Following in Jesus’ footsteps means backing away from what is best for us and doing what is best for others.
Jesus, You gave up Your life for me. Help me to see each sacrifice I make as a reflection of Your humility. In putting others first, let me honor You.
Humility promotes unity.
Business Ethics (MAN 3701)
Week 07 - Virtue = #35 = Humility
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A Haiku to Humility
To be virtuous,
with the fragrance of good deeds,
is it's own reward.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=frpp6DjCaJU&feature=player_em...
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If you help others purely for the sake of helping,
with no thought of personal gain and
without wishing to be recognized for the help you give,
you can be called truly virtuous.
........................................................... JATAKAMALA
Jesus said, "Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you and example that you should do as I have done for you." JOHN 13:14-15
film: double exposure: fuji pro 160s
humility is strength, my friend. I am a small stream.
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A small stream fed by the mighty Dudhsagar! [Mar-6,2010]
If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility.
As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.
There are many things Gibbs said he is proud of when it comes to the LA District, but three things stand out: the District being recognized two years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" in the Corps; completing Weed Army Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – the Department of Defense’s only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum, carbon-neutral, net-zero certifiable hospital – on time and within budget; and the one-on-one time he was able to spend with employees in the District.
It is the people Gibbs said he will miss the most – the employees and the District’s close partners across the four-state area.
“I have never focused on relationships like I have here in this District, and I sincerely believe it is part of the District's culture,” he said. “When projects are tough, the close relationships get us through those challenges and ultimately deliver the program.”
During his time with the LA District, Gibbs has overseen a multimillion-dollar program that provides engineering, construction, planning, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, environmental and regulatory services to military, federal, state and local governments across a 226,000-square-mile area of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That also includes leading about 750 military and civilian personnel with a wide array of expertise.
But leading people is nothing new to Gibbs, who has served for more than 24 years as an active-duty Soldier, leading both military and civilian personnel.
“Each person is different, and I have learned that good leaders get to know each person individually and then lead them in a way that brings out the best in that employee,” he said.
Providing priorities and a solid intent on the District’s missions, particularly disaster response operations, helps employees stay focused on what’s really important, he said.
Gibbs will now serve as the chief of staff at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, he said, he hopes to be an advocate for all of the Corps’ districts nationwide.
“I feel that this District and the great people are responsible for giving me the incredible opportunity of being the Corps’ chief of staff,” he said. “The people have taught me so much, and I will take that with me to make a positive impact on the Corps’ enterprise and help our Districts deliver our programs in civil works, military, Interagency and International Services, real estate and regulatory.”
Gibbs knows how the importance of mentors and having a good support system have played in shaping his career, and he credits his parents with instilling in him respect for others; his wife, Kim, who taught him to endure all challenges, no matter how great, with grace and dignity; and his former chief of staff – Col. Steve Hill – for giving him tough jobs to prepare him for success.
“(Hill) gave me tough jobs that I thought he could have done at the time, but as I look back, the toughest assignments he gave me in that civilian organization at the Corps headquarters prepared me for District command and enabled me to achieve the goal of commanding at the battalion, brigade and District levels,” he said. “I also remember he told me I would be a chief of staff for the Corps one day. He was preparing me for that. I didn't believe him, but that is my next job.”
And, as for additional advice he can share with Barta, Gibbs provided these words of wisdom:
- Be prepared to change leadership style when leading a District of professional civilians. Don't lead them in the same way as Soldiers;
- Engage with people and get around to see them across the District's entire area of operation. Don't sit behind a desk;
- Study hard initially and learn the policies, processes and programs. “You will never be the expert, but you must prepare yourself to make effective decisions as quickly as possible”;
- Always provide a commander's intent and an end state. The civilian workforce appreciates that; and, lastly,
- Lead with honor and humility. “It isn't about you. It is about the District's people and our vital mission.”
As for the future of the LA District, Gibbs said he hopes future leaders continue to change the culture to an organization that is more risk tolerant in streamlining processes and moving projects forward; deliver the Department of Veterans Affairs and Customs and Border Protection programs phenomenally – on time, within budget and to the highest quality; and to remain a "Best Place to Work" in order to retain and recruit talent to the high-cost living area of Southern California.
“I want the District to do what it always does and ‘knock those programs out of the park,’” he said.
I was watching the Mary Mediatrix Video and i found this documentary about Our Lady, Mediatrix of all Grace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N52MZzT5I9s&feature=related
It is worth watching!
Once both intention and humility are firmly grounded in the self, which consequently also require constant renewal, but which must be present at the beginning of the journey of knowledge to Allah, then this is combined with high himmah. Possessing sincere intention and humility alone are not enough in order to acquire knowledge for one’s celestial journey. For it is true, for sincere believers, their feet walk on the earth but their hearts are in the heavens. They are present amongst people but their hearts are in constant remembrance of Allah and His Messenger (sall’allahu alayhi wasallam). Each of their actions they choose so as to remind them of Allah and His Messenger (sall’allahu alayhi wasallam). When they are amongst people they remember Allah, and when they are alone they remember Allah. Through this constant remembrance their aspirations soar, their hearts are elevated and they are granted elevation in their self, humble yet possessing the nobility of high aspirations, they possess both as a gift from their Lord, granted for what they desired from their hearts.
Thus, we see the importance of divesting the self from worldly ambitions, even if they were for the sake of Allah. The latter is an important point not to be confused with uploading Sacred Law and Divine Commandment. The highest aspiration is Allah and Allah alone, but how does one come to fulfill this aspiration, surely it must possess an object? The difficulty of understanding that arises between aspirations and means is that something which is metaphysical, that possesses no physical qualities, is transformed into a physical idea, which, whilst is necessary, can lead to the dimunation of the aspiration. The resolution to this is to hold both high aspirations of Allah in ones mind together and at the same time as desiring to be an object through which the Divine Will will operate. The will to implement Divine Injunction does not belong to human beings, we are but the means through which the Divine Will operates and thus submit wholly to whatever the Divine Will may be. This idea ensures that whilst we desire the best for our religion on earth, we only desire to do that which Allah has determined in best for our religion. Whilst we desire to see represented Islam in the way the Messenger of Allah taught us to do so, we submit, as he did, to the Divine Will in order that whatever Allah has deemed for us is what we also aspire towards.
Possessing high himmah is also absolutely necessary for our journey because the standards and aspirations set before us by the Prophet (sall’allahu alayhi wasallam) are high, his character is high, his actions are high and the religion he directed humanity towards is the highest representation of the revelation of Allah. Thus, it stands to reason that possessing high himmah for Allah, for His Messenger and for oneself in terms of attaining high standing with Allah, success in this life and the next, requires the highest aspirations. Such aspirations must thus naturally be divested from making it ones sole ambition to attain worldly success, or possess high standing amongst creation.
From the photoblog on 11/01/2010.
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If you were to paint one word on the wall, what would you write?
Photographer Zack Arias asked this question via Twitter earlier this year. Dozens of people responded. After a few hours, Zack tweeted this:
Love. Passion. Glory. Inspire. Care. Learn. Persevere. Seek. Onward. Dream. Continue. Explore. Grace. Fly. Humility. Smile. Create. Remember.
What a lot of people didn't know was what Zack was going to do with those responses. Well, it turns out that the following night, Zack would hold a mixer in his studio in advance of his One Light Workshop in Atlanta, GA. Zack mentioned that everyone was welcome (no participation in the Workshop was required), and I decided to come. This was my first time meeting Zack in person, who was an amazingly gracious host.
I took a brief walk around his studio and then saw this giant banner...
So that's what you decided to do with those responses, I remember saying. The word “fly” (in black letters) is significant: it's what Zack said he would paint on his wall.
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If you were to paint one word on the wall, what would it be???
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
Painter: Sassetta ( born Stefano di Giovanni, Siena ca. 1392-1450)
Date: ca. 1435
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Lauren Arnold, last update 3/19/09
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In September 2013, I was given the opportunity to shoot for a non-profit organisation called e.motion21. This is an organisation that provide an Australia-first, innovative dance and fitness program designed specifically for children and young adults with Down Syndrome.
This is a series of their rehearsal leading up to a dance event called Musicool. It was an eye opening experience having to shoot this event as I had never shot a subject matter relating to Down Syndrome prior to this. The most essential thing that I realised was that these kids and young adults are no different from what society deems as 'normal'. Everyone experiences struggles and it is the passion that keeps us going. For them, the unity through dance is the core of their passion and joy.
Humility. "I who made the moon and stars, have knelt to wash your feet". The depth of the messages over the Easter period always seem to resonate strongly.
I can see humility
It is satisfying just by itself
And Trust, absolute trust
a gift, a precious gift
I would rather think of humility than
anything else.
Humility, the beautiful daughter
She cannot do either right or wrong
She does not do anything
All of her ways are empty
Infinitely light and delicate
She treads an even path
Sweet, smiling, uninterrupted, free
Agnes Martin
What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism. - G. K. Chesterton
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Picture Quotes on Humility
Buahan, First Banyan Tree Escape in Bali, Indonesia
Original photo credit: Steven Weirather
"Please. Please stop. I hate this. WHY THE HUMILITY?!!!"
BACKSTORY: Every year after Thanksgiving, Carolyn's family engages in cookie decorating. Clint has never gone, as it sounds intensely un-fun, boring, and a waste of time to him. In also means Clint's holday gets wasted as he can't plan anything to do with Carolyn. )~:
sitting.
Beavis the cat, Santa costume, hat.
close-up. funny animal.
Lowell and Anne Sawyer's house, Occoquan, Virginia.
November 23, 2007.
Pic by Vicky.
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Inside the ruins of the Aegidienkirche Hannover
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegidienkirche,_Hanover
Heavily damaged during WW II, the church was intentionally left in its semi-destroyed state as a war memorial.
On the right hand side: sculpture "Demut" (Humility) by Kurt Lehmann w.wiki/_c2Tx
Left hand side in the shadows:
Peace bell (Japanese: bonshō) donated by Hiroshima, one of Hannover's twin towns.
Zorki 1 thru FED Industar 61 L/D 2.8/53 mm on Optik Oldschool Double X which is respooled Eastman Double X (Kodak 5222)
“What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God”
~Monica Baldwin~
I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done unto me according to hy word". By these words Mary accepted to become the Mother of Our Lord. A true example of humility, purity, faithfulness and devotion to God.
Soy un judío”. ¿Es que un judío no tiene ojos? ¿Es que un judío no tiene manos, órganos, proporciones, sentidos, afectos, pasiones? ¿Es que no se alimenta de la misma comida, herido por las mismas armas, sujeto a las mismas enfermedades, curado por los mismos medios, calentado y enfriado por el mismo verano y por el mismo invierno que un cristiano? Si nos pincháis, ¿no sangramos? Si nos haceis cosquillas, ¿no nos reímos?, Si nos envenenáis, ¿no nos morimos? Y si nos ultrajáis, ¿no nos vengaremos?
He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million, laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what's his reason? I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.
Sheer humility and love. Sat guru Mohanji prostrating at the feet of Sri Sri Sri Vittalananda Saraswathi Maharaj (Sri Sri Sri Vittal Babaji)
In September 2013, I was given the opportunity to shoot for a non-profit organisation called e.motion21. This is an organisation that provide an Australia-first, innovative dance and fitness program designed specifically for children and young adults with Down Syndrome.
This is a series of their rehearsal leading up to a dance event called Musicool. It was an eye opening experience having to shoot this event as I had never shot a subject matter relating to Down Syndrome prior to this. The most essential thing that I realised was that these kids and young adults are no different from what society deems as 'normal'. Everyone experiences struggles and it is the passion that keeps us going. For them, the unity through dance is the core of their passion and joy.