Pride is not the opposite of shame, it is the source.
True humility is the only antidote for shame.
Pride is not the opposite of shame, it is the source. True humility is the only antidote for shame.
humility is the antidote to humiliation - it requires surrender and acceptance of what is.
we were never trained for this - perhaps only the saints at the blue level completely in servitude to God are the closest examples we have, and have turned away from because of the negative aspects of organized religion. Don’t let those aspects blind you to t
... See moreThe antidotes to pride are honest self-confrontation and humble self-acceptance out of which real self-esteem comes.
Eva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
Humility is a competitive advantage. The most powerful truths are those that our hyper-stimulated egoic societies have discarded. The most effective people are those that can develop a profound relationship with what others deem boring.
Daniel Kazandjian • Greatness isn't Grandiose
Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless.
David Whyte • Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
Shame is a hidden emotion that is not only destructive but grows powerful the more we hide it.
getmatter.com • Book Summary: The Gift of Imperfection
Humility “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3).
Robert Lewis • Raising a Modern-Day Knight
true humility is simply a measure of the self that is taken without exaggerated approval or exaggerated guilt.