“the term is “magnanimity” – to have a great soul is something to take pride in, and allows one to relate to others and build them up without diminishing oneself.”

you hit the nail on the head. alma magna. big soul. that’s exactly how it feels.

i would also like to add that humility and feeling good about oneself are not mutually exclusive. “humility” and “humiliation” do not need to be synonymous. to be humble, literally, means to be “like the ground” (humus = earth, soil) or “close to the ground”. down-to-earth perhaps, or grounded? it is certainly much easier for me to have a large, open soul when i am grounded …

nancy, your story is beautiful. the voice of god, why not? a pal of mine calls god “the friend within”.

Then – and I almost wonder if this was the voice of God – I heard this clear thought in my head: You don’t have to let your mind dwell on this.

You don’t have to let your mind dwell on this.

And I felt a deep sense of release, and moved my mind to other engrossing and interesting things to think about. I let go of the negative in favour of thoughts about that which is lifegiving.

Just.Like.That.

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The funny thing is that 1) it doesn’t take a lot to show gratefulness, and 2) you can be grateful without sacrificing any pride. That sounds so strange to us, being humble in a way and yet being prideful, but in Aristotle the term is “magnanimity” – to have a great soul is something to take pride in, and allows one to relate to others and build them up without diminishing oneself.

Oh well. Just a thought.

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