Ramzan teaches us humility, self-discipline, gratefulness, patience and perseverance. It instills community spirit and the act of giving. " says Mujtaba Rizvi, an artist and an art entrepreneur ." I think it is good for physical as well as mental health and In many ways it is also about integrity. And these are the things that life is all about."

Wish Trees for Pasadena, September 6, 2008

I wish I knew what the other one said...anyone?

“It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honour nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.” ~ Jimmy Carter ~

“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” ~ Socrates ~

“What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism.” ~ Albert Einstein ~

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

C. S. Lewis

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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.

Learning with humility. Bakshan Mehranvi wearing a Sindhi cap and sitting on a straw mat (Taddo in Sindhi) with devotion and utmost humility at a shrine of a dervish. Learning from the dervishes one becomes great in life.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

Proverbs 22:4 King James Version

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Humility has nothing to do with Poverty and everything to do with Riches. To be Humble means you bend your knees in Submission to Your Creator and converse in a Respectful Way...hint...in Prayer. When is the last time you Prayed?

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

Humility contains in itself the answer to all the great problems of the life of the soul. It is the only key to faith, with which the spiritual life begins: for faith and humility are inseparable.

-Thomas Merton

Continued practice from Kim Klassen's Beyond Layers e-Course. Texture used is Sunkissed.

Out my window/Out my door, Mogadore, Summit County, Ohio.

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

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.

"Since, many years I had resistance for doing the seva but after attending the parayan, I determined to do the seva. I started asking for the strength, both physically and mentally, and everyday I did some or the other seva according to my capacity. So, I am very thankful and filled with humility as I got a chance to serve Dada.

To know more please click on:

In English:https://www.dadabhagwan.org/self-realization/video-experiences/

In Gujarati:https://www.dadabhagwan.in/self-realization/video-experiences/

In Hindi:https://hindi.dadabhagwan.org/self-realization/video-experiences/"

Well...apparently this teeters on the non humorous pornographic side also. *sigh* Oh well at least I think its cute!

Con Borja Milans del Bosch

Humility Now benefit show.

Article &more pictures to be added soon.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

~ William Temple

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Pictures from Punch. 19th Century.

You can't pretend to be as clever as the vicar ~ now can you?!

my fave is a toss up between kindergarden and 6th grade- aka whoa, worst year of my life

this is also known as Bangs: The Evolution.

"A man's pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor." Proverbs 29:23

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

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

copyright Chris Hays Photography

livin large at 80!

From March 2, 2020: Every cup tells a #story.

I fell asleep before I could combine these images and post them before midnight last night. So here it is now.

#CoffeeShop #CoffeeCup #lid #art #imagery by B. #ThankYou

Part of my personal photo project of 2020, to get a different selfie shot of me everyday, photo 62/366.

This image initially appeared posted on Instagram.

#selfies #SubvertedSelfies #Selfies #365SelfieChallenge #365daychallenge #365Selfies2020 #2020Selfies #DailySelfie #DailySelfies #livingmybestlife #reverence #happy #instagood #humility #friends #inspire #art #portrait #awakening #consciousness #motivational #positivevibration #health #selflovejourney

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

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

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

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

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.

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

With all due humility . . . I think I look really good in this shot.

It was probably not long after this shot was taken that some jerk-off slammed into us from behind, in spite of the large signs on the back of every Go Kart and on the walls at every turn NOT to do any bumping. These things don't go in reverse, so employees had to come and pull us back out onto the track where we could go forward again.

Barbara missed the crash with the camera though.

May its waters accept with humility and grace the honor of our notice: BRIGHTS CREEK in Hampton, Virginia, online.

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In Hampton, Virginia, on October 13th, 2023, Brights Creek as viewed from the east side of North King Street, south of Spring Street.

Brights Creek flows to the Hampton River, which flows to the James River, which flows to Chesapeake Bay.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Atlantic Coastal Plain (2139846)

• Brights Creek (2195018)

• Hampton (2002213)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• autumn (300133093)

• cultural landscapes (300008932)

• riverine landscapes (300435110)

• streams (300008699)

• turbidity (300375724)

• woods (plant communities) (300132451)

Wikidata items:

• 13 October 2023 (Q69306951)

• Atlantic coastal plain (Q756832)

• Brights Creek (Q49867746)

• Chesapeake Bay drainage basin (Q65738754)

• Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes (Q123865624)

• Hampton Roads (Q1011895)

• James River drainage basin (Q46999340)

• Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Q123865588)

• October 13 (Q2925)

• October 2023 (Q61313015)

• Tidewater (Q7800894)

• Tsenacommacah (Q7849523)

• Virginia Peninsula (Q2553780)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va) (sh85023112)

• Rivers—Virginia (sh85114419)

Con Borja Milans del Bosch

لمن يهمه الأمر: الشخص في الصوة هو همام العطاوي

Batu Bolong Temple.

Lombok, Indonesia.

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