Day 113 – Humility

Day 113 – Humility
Subtract selfish ambition and remove vain conceit…what a clear and uncluttered mind we’d have.

Day 113 – Humility
Subtract selfish ambition and remove vain conceit…what a clear and uncluttered mind we’d have.
There are three massive areas where we can easily become intoxicated – Prosperity, Power, and Pleasure.
With phones and internet, there is now an abundance of knowledge at our finger tips so that we are without excuse – so why do mistakes in organisations recur? Blame Culture. Blame Culture focuses on someone to blame, shame, and possibly punish in order to balance the scales. Potentially, short term needs are met and everyone continues their work, but the same mistakes will re-emerge; sometimes in a different form making it increasingly difficult to find a solution if the blame culture mechanic is in action…
I wrote this poem in 2017. It was a reflection of what I’d learnt following an intensive nine-month group programme of the deepest level of introspection.
Perseverance and endurance are sometimes used interchangeably; as though they were synonyms.
I saw a ballet performance the other day. The few times I’ve seen this art and watched as a person balances on one toe, I’m reminded of the impossible being made possible.
Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing…