Sublime

Humiliation is mostly something we try to avoid, but it is something more often, all for the best, in retrospect. There is a lovely root to the word, the Latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are humiliated, we are in effect returned to the ground of our being. Any fancy ideas we have about ourselves are shriven away by the reality of

the Latin roots of humility means “from the earth.” It’s about being grounded—recognizing that we’re flawed and fallible.

An Art Humble Inquiry is the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not already know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in another person. An Attitude Humble Inquiry is not just asking questions; it is a total attitude that includes listening more deeply to how others respond to our