Be humble every day: Follow your heart
Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 3:30PM | robin
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The root of who I am, sometimes channelled—through other people or inanimate objects—is held in the secret. It is the key to banishing anger, sadness, frustration and any overwhelm.
i feel humble. i am real. does that touch your heart when i say it that way?
Getting in touch with your own heart is easier said than done. It can live unconsciously in ways you never notice until it is pointed out to you, or until you have an epiphany. Too many people speak in a tone that aludes to the opposite of real. When I say real I mean authentic. I mean coming from the heart. This doesn't necessarily mean crying and professing undying love. It means being real, eyes wide open. It's the opposite of being in denial. Isn't that what we all strive toward? Or do we instead wish to hide?
Being humble is the opposite of showy. It's conscious and unmasked. It's secure and intimate. Don't be someone you're not. Every word counts, even the ones you tell yourself internally (the ones you say no one hears). Humble deserves to be repeated.
I am recently reminded of my own humility in a comment made on an article I wrote 4 years ago relating to humiliation and lessons of the heart through red pants. I emulated a pent-up frustration and deposited all of those feelings into red fabric, so that it could keep the story hidden (the story of my heart). I didn't want anyone to hear me or know me in ways.
what you once were is the root of who you are. perhaps the lesson is not in the pants, but rather the heart of person wearing them.
Be the person who walks down the street and attracts strangers—with double takes—by mere presence and a humble spirit. That person is open and follows the heart.
© 2014 Yoga Robin®
Reader Comments (3)
This is nice. Like a gentle rain, it inspires me to think and to write about those thoughts in the quiet spaces inspiration so often occupies. Thank you Robin.
I am inspired by quiet spaces too. I hope I get to read what you end up writing.. -robin
glad you liked my article, Fergie @gargarmal... -robin