Becoming humble

In church yesterday, Ds. Breda Ludik discussed a monk named Bernard who made a "ladder" to humility. This ladder goes both ways. And it has 12 "rungs".

When I think of humility, I think of service. But opposite humility is pride.

Pride is just plain ugly.

The one rung that stood out for me was confession. That is one tool that we have left to rust in the shed. Something that the protestants have discarded. I believe that is paramount to being humble.

We keep justifying our sins. I say that anyone would have done that. Or even, it is how I am.

I am guilty of it all. I am guilty of thinking I am better, or cleverer or whatever. I have disregarded people. I am proud, too often.

I don't listen enough.

Other people matter more...

Blogging revived...

I blogged a bit in the past, but I never really had a purpose behind my blog.

Why would people want to read my blog?, *Who* do I want to read my blog?

Do I want magic players? or just my family... People who are personally interested in me, or just random people from the internet as a community.

Well, in the past my posts were not really aimed, it was just stuff that happened to me, like a diary almost.

So my blog was about me. Which is not really that interesting subject unless you know me... And even then, me talking about me is... well, enough about me :)

I'll try and make my blog a bit more relevant to an audience... Whoever is interested in reading.

A friend of mine is an avid blogger, and she made a very valid point... Blogging is as much about reading other blogs as it is writing your own. --- (I'm paraphrasing her to the point where she might not even recognise her own words, but it was pretty much what it meant to me.)

So I'm off to start blogging! (read blogs, that is)