{"id":11598,"date":"2023-05-25T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.na-greece.gr\/?post_type=spad&p=11598"},"modified":"2023-05-22T18:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:01:19","slug":"25-maiou-i-tapeinotita-mas-prosgeionei","status":"publish","type":"spad","link":"https:\/\/www.na-greece.gr\/en\/spad\/25-maiou-i-tapeinotita-mas-prosgeionei\/","title":{"rendered":"MAY 25 | Humility grounds us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through the application of humility we can be honest about the situations we experience. We learn to live and give within the limits of our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guiding Principles, Tradition Seven, \u201cFor the Members\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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In active addiction, we have become masters of manipulation. We have made such a complex web of lies that we have come to believe our own nonsense. Admitting we were drug addicts may have been the first time we were truly honest with ourselves in years. With this honesty comes the opportunity to take a look at our lives and where our active addiction has taken us.<\/p>\n

For many of us, to have hit rock bottom, to have lost everything but our lives, and to feel humiliated by our behavior inspires a basic honesty and humility. Others of us identified our spiritual and emotional hopelessness before we destroyed our relationships or lost our material possessions. In any case, an honest assessment leads us to humility as we accept that we are no better and no worse than anyone else in the room.<\/p>\n

As we stay clean, we get to know ourselves better through the process of the Steps. Becoming familiar with our strengths and weaknesses in the Sixth Step gives us some perspective on what we have to offer the world and the brotherhood. And in the Seventh Step, we find new freedom by developing a humble and realistic view of ourselves and our potential.<\/p>\n

Life has a way of bringing us back to a state of humility as new experiences test us over time. We learn to stay pure through the losses of life \u2013 divorce, bankruptcy, death. And we learn to remain humble even as we pursue our studies, encounter success in our careers, or create healthy romantic relationships. We do our best to stay grounded in our schedule while remaining humble.<\/p>\n

Practicing humility can help us learn how to monitor our emotional well-being and change course before we reach a bad point. When we lose touch with our humility, we become more vulnerable to overextending ourselves, risking emotional or physical exhaustion. Over time, we learn our limits. Protecting pride and ego takes second place to defending healthy boundaries. We begin to learn how to give within our means.<\/p>\n

Today I will maintain a realistic perspective on my situation and show humility and discernment when offering to contribute or serve.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-11598","spad","type-spad","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.na-greece.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/spad\/11598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.na-greece.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/spad"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.na-greece.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/spad"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.na-greece.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}