Humility

The topic in my recovery meeting today was “humility”, something which, historically, I have had a lot of trouble achieving, but do well with now.  In the past, I tended to go back and forth between arrogance and self-loathing/criticism, neither being humility.  At present, I ask for support and guidance every morning and then do what I can during the day, generally conducting myself with love and compassion.  My present approach feels much more balanced.  In making the transition between past and present attitudes, I did not struggle or fight with myself, which would tend to make what I was trying to overcome stronger.  Rather, I chose not to act on the arrogance or self-loathing and, at the same time allowed the love and compassion to filter in.