PROVE It: V = Value All Things to Lower Self-Focus

One of the best ways we can get in touch with our humility is to count our blessings.

• Take out a sheet of paper, and write down things you are thankful for.  
• Keep the sheet in a place where you will be sure to see if often.  
• Remind yourself of them often.  
• After five days, add to the list, thinking about what you are most thankful for since you started the list. 
• Think about the situation you used earlier and what you should have been grateful for during that time.  

When we are grateful, we can feel that gratitude toward any person. Scientists have begun to show that an attitude of gratitude can produce better health. In fact, just writing down things you are grateful for each day can result in better health. 

Scientists are studying altruism, too. Some people argue that no purely altruistic act is possible, that all acts have some self-interested motives. Usually, though, such debates can distract us from trying to practice altruism. Let’s not be distracted from acting in altruistic love at every possible opportunity. 

Being able to maintain relationships is a big part of humility. Being able to recognize when you were in the wrong,
or be willing to work with the other person when they won’t admit that they were wrong, is a humbling experience.