Wanderers, I want to touch on this topic of humility again. In order to feel you are the right size, or to find true humility, you will have to be conscious of your actions. It takes reminding yourself you are no better or worse than an other human to believe both traits about yourself and to live them. It is possible, though you might wonder about the true depth of being right sized.

Much of both traits deals with acceptance of the circumstances in life. You recognize that there are choices everywhere in life, and that sometimes the choices are not of your control. The goal is to be okay with this. We struggle against the things in life that we have no control over, but what is the point? None of us are super heroes, and our job is not to fix other people, to control the things that we have no control over. Reinhold Neihbur has been quoted saying “God Grant me the strength to accept the things I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” This is a portion of The Serenity Prayer.

True peace in life can be found by reminding ourselves that we have a limited amount of things we can control. Then we determine what choices are it’s, and make them in a way that respects ourselves and those around us. Humility deals with respecting those around us and not getting too big for our britches. If we focus on ensuring respectful behavior and thought towards others, we can more easily practice humility. Then we are practicing humility without thinking about it. It becomes a trait similar to breathing, it’s natural.

There are days where I feel this, and days where I don’t. I won’t stop practicing though, and reminding myself of my choices, and how I affect the world around me.

I’m returning west now that my responsibilities are done here. I feel like this is where the real journey begins, out on my own on the open road.

Signing off Cedar Rapids, IA.